Friday February 1st, 2019
Friday February 1st, 2019
In a recent blog post, we shared the story of retired Indiana fertility doctor, Donald Cline, who admitted to using his own sperm with dozens […]
Tuesday January 15th, 2019
Tuesday January 15th, 2019
Until recently, the UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of 2008 (HFEA) has only recognized couples as legal parents to children conceived through surrogacy arrangements. […]
Tuesday January 15th, 2019
Tuesday January 15th, 2019
New York residents who want to begin or expand their families through surrogacy may soon be able to legally enter into paid surrogacy agreements, thanks […]
Thursday January 10th, 2019
Thursday January 10th, 2019
DNA tests are growing in popularity, with companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com marketing the kits as a way to learn more about your roots and […]
Thursday January 10th, 2019
Thursday January 10th, 2019
Before you work with a fertility clinic or enter into a surrogacy arrangement with someone located in another country, you should contact an attorney who […]
Tuesday January 8th, 2019
Tuesday January 8th, 2019
Last year, we shared the sad news about two fertility clinics on opposite sides of the country that experienced equipment malfunctions in early March 2018 […]
Saturday January 5th, 2019
Saturday January 5th, 2019
In Singapore, surrogacy arrangements, same-sex marriage, and gay sex are all illegal. Against the odds, Singapore’s High Court recently awarded a gay man in Singapore […]
Saturday December 15th, 2018
Saturday December 15th, 2018
When an unmarried couple from the U.K. conceived a child thanks to a donated embryo in a clinic in Spain, the intention was that both […]
Friday December 14th, 2018
Friday December 14th, 2018
Womb transplants are not unheard of. Researches in the U.S. and Sweden have successfully transplanted wombs before from living donors into recipient women who went […]
Wednesday December 12th, 2018
Wednesday December 12th, 2018
The former head of the U.K.’s family court, Sir James Munby, recently called for reforms in the way the UK approaches surrogacy. Specifically, the retired […]
Monday November 12th, 2018
Monday November 12th, 2018
President Trump sent shock waves rippling through the assisted reproduction and immigrant communities recently when he said he intended to end birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship […]
Friday November 9th, 2018
Friday November 9th, 2018
In a previous blog post, we shared the story of a Colorado couple, now divorced, and their legal battle to gain custody of six remaining […]
Monday November 5th, 2018
Monday November 5th, 2018
For gay and lesbian individuals and couples in decades past, it was difficult to fulfill dreams of becoming parents and building a family. Domestic adoption […]
Thursday November 1st, 2018
Thursday November 1st, 2018
A 45-year old Australian woman who was separated from her husband but who wanted to undergo in vitro fertilization (“IVF”) to become a mother was […]
Friday October 12th, 2018
Friday October 12th, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied requests to hear two surrogacy cases, effectively upholding existing state laws in Iowa and California. These denials are “wins” […]
Wednesday September 12th, 2018
Wednesday September 12th, 2018
In Spain, as in many other countries around the world, surrogacy arrangements are still against the law. Because of that, it is not uncommon for […]