Introduction Cryopreservation—storing frozen specimens for future use—is an essential tool in the field of assisted reproductive technology, of which in vitro fertilization (IVF) is the best known. The rapid technological improvement of cryopreservation has accompanied a booming societal interest in family planning. As individuals increasingly choose to cryopreserve oocytes, sperm, or fertilized embryos, the legal consequences of an IVF facility’s…