Critical Issues Dividing the Parties and the Nation – Surrogacy and In Vitro Fertilization

Surrogacy and in vitro fertilization (IVF) are often discussed as niche medical or personal issues—matters best left to doctors, infertile couples, and private contracts. That framing is misleading. These practices now sit squarely at the intersection of law, economics, technology, ethics, and public policy. They raise foundational questions about how American society understands human life,…