Indiana Law Journal Volume 35 Issue 2 Article 2 Winter 1960 A Partial Solution to Legitimacy Problems Arising from the Use of Artificial Insemination Andrew D. Weinberger Member, New York Bar Follow this and additional works at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ilj Part of the Family Law Commons, and the Medical Jurisprudence Commons Recommended Citation Weinberger, Andrew D. (1960) "A Partial Solution to Legitimacy Problems Arising from the Use of Artificial Insemination," Indiana Law Journal: Vol. 35 : Iss. 2 , Article 2. Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ilj/vol35/iss2/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School Journals at Digital Repository @ Maurer Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Indiana Law Journal by an authorized editor of Digital Repository @ Maurer Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A PARTIAL SOLUTION TO LEGITIMACY PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION* ANDREW D. WEINBERGERt GENERAL BACKGROUND One out of ten married couples in the United States cannot have children in the usual manner.' Many of these two million families2 would like to adopt children, but the privilege is available only to a se- lected few. In 40 per cent of the reported cases of infertility, the fault is the husband's sterility.3 In the United States, some 100,000 families, it is estimated, have had children through the medical procedure of artificial insemination (AI). While there have been no definitive surveys, it is estimated that in from 33-1/3 per cent to 66-2/3 per cent of the at- tempted procedures, the semen used is that of the husband (AIH) .