A panel of experts attempted to untangle some of the thorniest issues at play during a recent Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law, Biotechnology, and Bioethics event titled “Hot Topics in Embryo Law and Ethics.” The cases, she said, often involve disputes between intended parents following a divorce, separation, or another change in plans. Julia Hesse, a partner at the law firm Holland & Knight who often represents fertility clinics, agreed. She said a lack of clear laws and insufficient coverage from insurance companies have made running fertility clinics burdensome. Hesse worried about the potential for these laws to create an obligation to carry every embryo to term.