In dealing with recent advances in biological engineering and human reproduction we are confronted with legal ethical and religious questions for which there are no precedents. Warren Freedman undertakes a comprehensive examination of this topic. Sorting through the tangle of issues surrounding artificial insemination surrogate motherhood and other aspects of contemporary reproduction trends Freedman attempts to clarify the rights and responsibilities of individuals families and society in the face of these new developments. The author begins with a survey of the legal implications of nontraditional approaches to conception and birth. Separate chapters are devoted to artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood; and new concepts such as cryo-preservation in-vitro fertilization banking of sperms and eggs and patentable new organisms are also discussed in detail. The author addresses questions of rights and liabilities as they apply to fetuses donors and adoptive parents as well as the role of physicians and parenthood organizations researchers corporations and government. Following a review of existing statutes policies and contracts that attempt to deal with these issues both here and abroad he presents proposals that may aid in achieving equitable uniform solutions. Freedman s book will be of interest to any citizen group or government agency concerned with these vital questions and to professionals in law government medicine human services and industry.