COLUMBIA — Although the term “adoption” implies the belief that embryos are alive, embryos do not have the same legal status as the children of live births. Currently, no state has laws that address embryo adoption specifically, and it is not legally necessary for adoptive parents to go through a traditional adoption process.
Embryos raise legal issues
Thursday, November 8, 2007 | 10:42 p.m. CST;
updated 1:45 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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