Tuesday August 29th, 2017
Members of the American Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Technology Attorneys, also known as AAAA, are readying for their midyear conference, Master the Magic […]
Tuesday August 22nd, 2017
Many people are under the impression that surrogates receive higher compensation when working with celebrity intended parents than non-celebrities. According to the founder of The […]
Tuesday July 18th, 2017
Celebrities and high-profile clients who use surrogates to create their families face the threat of having the women carrying their babies exposed by the media. […]
Wednesday June 14th, 2017
June 4, 2017 marked National Cancer Survivors Day, the same day that Melissa Thompson, a breast cancer survivor and political advocate for fertility treatment coverage, […]
Thursday May 18th, 2017
On May 4, the House of Representatives passed an amendment to the proposed health care bill, The American Health Care Act (AHCA), in an attempt […]
Monday May 8th, 2017
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Neena Sharma granted a woman a comprehensive settlement from severe injuries sustained in a 2011 head-on collision caused by an intoxicated […]
Friday April 28th, 2017
The New York Department of Financial Services updated its infertility treatment guidelines, announcing that health insurance companies within the state cannot deny coverage to customers […]
Thursday April 20th, 2017
The legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015 did not address same-sex parenting in the United States. For those couples, the legal gap between marriage and […]
Monday February 27th, 2017
In two separate parts of the world, surrogacy bans and issuance of birth certificates continue to wreak havoc on parents wanting to return home with […]
Wednesday February 15th, 2017
State lawmakers Rep. John Lesch and Sen. Sandra Pappas recently unveiled the Minnesota Gestational Carrier Act with the intent to regulate the surrogacy industry. Currently, […]
Monday February 13th, 2017
An Indiana lawmaker has introduced, House Bill 1059, aimed at health insurance companies adding fertility treatments for its members. According to Representative Robin Shackleford the […]
Friday November 25th, 2016
The battle over two frozen embryos was decided by the Missouri Court of Appeals last week. In a contentious dispute involving divorced couple Jalesia McQueen, […]
Tuesday November 22nd, 2016
A former Verizon employee filed a lawsuit against her employer alleging the company’s refusal to pay for her maternity leave benefits. Marybeth Walz required a […]
Tuesday November 8th, 2016
According to CBC News, a possible class-action lawsuit against former fertility doctor, Norman Barwin of Ottawa, Canada, alleges he impregnated two patients with his own […]
Monday October 31st, 2016
In 2017, The Word Health Organization (WHO) will officially publish a more expansive definition of how infertility qualifies as a disability. Considered a progressive move, […]
Friday October 21st, 2016
CBS News recently explained there is “limited government oversight” in the sperm bank industry. Around the country, lawsuits have emerged for various reasons including lost […]