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Judge finds frozen embryos are not divisible property in cancer survivor’s case against ex-husband
- A northern Virginia judge ruled that frozen embryos are not divisible property, rejecting a previous interpretation based on outdated slave law.
- Honeyhline Heidemann, a cancer survivor, sought access to two embryos frozen during her in vitro fertilization with Jason Heidemann.
- Judge Donta L. Bugg stated that Virginia law has shifted away from considering embryos as divisible goods, emphasizing ethical concerns regarding their treatment.
- The case highlights ongoing debates about fetal personhood, with several states defining embryos as humans in their laws.
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Judge finds frozen embryos are not divisible property in cancer survivor's case against ex-husband
A judge finds that Virginia law does not consider frozen embryos to be property that can be divided up in a partition lawsuit.
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The final approved text provides, through a transitional rule, that embryos resulting from donations prior to May 7, 2018 can be used up to ten years after the entry into force of the law, a period that, in the case of gametes, is eight years.
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