Authors

Karen Minor

Article Title

Posthumously Conceived Children and Social Security Survivor's Benefits: Implications of the Ninth Circuit's Novel Approach For Determining Eligibility in Gillett-Netting v. Barnhart

Abstract

Part I of this Note describes the technology of assisted reproduction, the requirements and purpose of the Act, and the challenges that arise when interpreting the Act using the variety of state statutes. Part II describes the instant case and explores the reasoning of both the district court and the Ninth Circuit. The implications of the decision are discussed in Part IlI.

Recommended Citation

Karen Minor, Posthumously Conceived Children and Social Security Survivor's Benefits: Implications of the Ninth Circuit's Novel Approach For Determining Eligibility in Gillett-Netting v. Barnhart, 35 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (2005).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol35/iss1/6