A judge presiding over a custody dispute involving frozen embryos drew a chilling parallel to the days of slavery in his deliberations, inadvertently highlighting the dark history of legally devaluing human life. “As there is no prohibition on the sale of human embryos, they may be valued and sold, and thus may be considered ‘goods or chattels” Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner wrote. (Read More Here)
Virginia judge cites slavery precedent to rule that human embryos can be sold as ‘chattels’
