In February, 2016, a 26-year-old American woman underwent the nation’s first uterus transplant. While that procedure was ultimately unsuccessful because of a post-operation infection, a Swedish team has conducted a 9-patient trial resulting in 7 pregnancies and 5 deliveries since 2013. During the 2015-2016 academic year, Law School student Katarina Lee received a Consortium Research Award to analyze the medical, legal and ethical ramifications of uterine transplantation. The practice is both fraught with medical risk and raises controversial bioethics questions because, unlike heart or kidney transplants, the operation is not life-saving. Having completed her JD, Lee now works as a clinical ethics fellow at Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. To learn more about this and other Consortium Research Awards, click here.