Legal Opinion
Kass v. Kass
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1998PublishedCited by 336 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures are now more than two decades old and in wide use, this is the first such dispute to reach our Court. Specifically in issue is the disposition of five frozen, stored pre-embryos, or “pre-zygotes,” 1 created five years ago, during the parties’ marriage, to assist them in having a child. Now divorced, appellant (Maureen Kass) wants the pre-zygotes implanted, claiming this is her only chance for genetic motherhood; respondent (Steven Kass) objects to the burdens of unwanted fatherhood, claiming that the parties…
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