title: Where does a man stand on issues of assisted reproduction, surrogacy, artificial insemination within lesbian relationships and posthumous conception?
abstract: This article takes issues more commonly associated with women: assisted reproduction, surrogacy, artificial insemination within lesbian relationships and posthumous conception and considers what role a man may play in this domain. To this end the article commences with a short scenario of possible life events then traverses the current legal position to examine the extent that the law either facilitates or frustrates a man's desire and ability to fulfill the role of either father or parent in the above situations. The article considers the issues of assisted reproduction technology in both a regulated and an unregulated environment.
authors.forename: Penelope
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beem
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D019924:Embryo Disposition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000628:therapy; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D008571:Men; D018587:Oocyte Donation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010067:Ownership / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D037022:Posthumous Conception / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011287:Prejudice; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013533:Gestational Carriers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*