Legal Opinion
Perry-Rogers v. Fasano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 26, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Saxe, J.
This appeal concerns a tragic mix-up at a fertility clinic through which a woman became a “gestational mother” to another couple’s embryo, when the embryo was mistakenly implanted into the wrong woman’s uterus. Since a determination of the issues presented may have far-ranging consequences, we attempt here to ensure that our holding is appropriately limited.
FACTS
In April 1998, plaintiffs Deborah Perry-Rogers and Robert Rogers began an in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer program with the In Vitro Fertility Center of New York. However, in the process, embryos…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Ronald FF. v. Cindy GG.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
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