Robert Klitzman Analyzes Issues of Embryo Control

In the wake of the dispute between actress Sofia Vergara and her former fiance, Nick Loeb, over the control of two fertilized embryos, Dr. Robert Klitzman analyzed the tangled issues of parenting, contracts and control in an essay for CNN. Loeb wants them implanted into a surrogate; Vergara does not. A contract the couple had signed required mutual consent for the eggs to be implanted.

Published on May 7, the essay was titled "Does Sofia Vergara Own Her Embryos?" Klitzman wrote,

The dispute raises ethical dilemmas. The children, once born, would presumably have strained relationships or no contact with Vergara, which would be difficult for them. 

It's not just celebrities who are confronting these issues. 

Are embryos property -- like say, sneakers, flowers, fish or toothpaste? Who really should own them? Will the children who are born from them have rights to know or have relationships with their biological parents?