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Probate,
Health Care & Hospital Law,
California Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Mar. 22, 2018

9th Circuit sends in vitro question to state Supreme Court

A three-judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel asked the California Supreme Court to consider whether two children conceived using the genetic material of a deceased man are entitled to his Social Security benefits.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals punted to the California Supreme Court an unprecedented question of state probate law concerning in vitro fertilization.

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the circuit asked the state high court to consider whether two children conceived using the genetic material of a deceased man are entitled to his Social Security benefits.

The California law in question e...

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