NJSBA Family Law Section

Good afternoon Family Law Section members,

On Wednesday, Oct. 19, NJICLE will present Webcast- Assisted Reproduction, Adoption and Surrogacy: The Dobbs Decision and Its Effects from 12 to 3 p.m.

On June 24th, 2022, the United States Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. With this decision, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, the landmark cases recognizing a woman’s Constitutional right to obtain an abortion. The impact on family building law is just starting to be evaluated. This seminar will provide an evaluation of Dobbs v. Jackson and how the state-by-state approach to abortion law, personhood law and other restrictions to reproductive freedom and medical care may impact people seeking to build their families through adoption and assisted and third-party reproduction.

FACULTY
Moderator/Speaker:
Debra E. Guston, Esq.
Adoption Director and Past President, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Member, Supreme Court of New Jersey Family Practice Committee
Past Chair, NJSBA LGBT Section
Distinguished Service Award, NJICLE
2017 CCAI Angel in Adoption
Guston and Guston, LLP, Glen Rock

Speakers:
Betsy Campbell
Chief Engagement Officer, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, McLean, VA
Serena H. Chen, M.D.
Founding Partner, Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science
Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Clinical Associate Professor at Rutgers, UMDNJ Medical School and the St George’s University School of Medicine, Livingston
Margaret Swain, Esq., R.N.
President-Elect, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Founding Co-Chair, Legal Practice Group, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
2008 CCAI Angel in Adoption
Law Office of Margaret E. Swain, RN, JD, Towson, MD

PROGRAM AGENDA
9:00 Introduction of Panelists
9:05 The Medicine and Science of Assisted Reproduction and Third-Party Reproduction - Margaret Swain, Esq., R.N. (Moderator); Serena H. Chen, M.D.
9:50 Dobbs vs. Jackson: What is the holding and why are we worried about it? - Debra E. Guston, Esq.
10:20 Break
10:30 What is happening in state legislation around the country? - Betsy Campbell
11:00 How should a lawyer advise clients on the impact of Dobbs on family formation through ART? Counseling and Drafting for the Future
- Debra E. Guston, Esq.; Margaret Swain, Esq., R.N.
11:45 Q&A
12:00 Adjourn

CLE Credits:
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3.3 hours of total CLE credit.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 3.3 credits (50 minute hour)
PA CLE: 2.5 substantive credits pending ($12 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 3.0 professional practice credits

The tuition for NJSBA members is $148. The general tuition is $185.

Click here to register for Webcast- Assisted Reproduction, Adoption and Surrogacy: The Dobbs Decision and Its Effects.

For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500, or by email at [email protected].

All the best,
Barb

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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
[email protected]
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