Y.G. v. Jewish Hospital of St. Louis
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH J. SIMEONE, Senior Judge.
I
Introduction
These proceedings involve the common law tort of an alleged invasion of the privacy of the plaintiffs-appellants, Y.G. and L.G., husband and wife. The trial court dismissed the petition of the plaintiffs. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
This complex, important case of first impression requires us to decide the precise issue of resolving the delicate balance between a married couple’s right to their privacy in procreating children by the process of in vitro fertilization and the privilege or freedom of a hospital where such procedures…
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