Here’s something you might not know: D.C. is one of the few places in the country that criminalizes surrogacy agreements, the practice by which a person or couple that cannot produce a child of their own via traditional means work with a woman who can.
Today D.C. Councilmember David Catania (I-At Large) introduced legislation that would legalize those agreements, allowing for couples to enter into them without the fear of the existing $10,000 fine or possible year in jail.
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D.C. Legislator Wants to Legalize Surrogacy Agreements
Thursday, January 10th, 2013Elizabeth Banks Welcomes Second Child Via Surrogacy!
Thursday, November 15th, 2012The Pitch Perfect star and her husband of nine years, Max Handelman, welcomed their second child recently via surrogate, Banks announced on her website Nov. 14.
As 2012 winds down and Thanksgiving approaches, I have much for which to be thankful — personal, professional and Presidential,” Banks, 38, writes. “However, nothing can match the joy and excitement my husband and I felt when we recently welcomed our second baby boy, Magnus Mitchell Handelman.
Fertility SOURCE Companies Attends International LGBT Family Building Event in Barcelona, Spain
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012The Second European Conference on LGBT Families welcomes almost 1000 people from 23 different European countries.
Irvine, California – May 31, 2012—Fertility SOURCE Companies’ (The Donor SOURCE and The Surrogacy SOURCE) International Development Liaison, Jamie Williams was in attendance at the groundbreaking Second European Meeting of LGBT Families in Barcelona, Spain alongside families and industry experts from over 20 countries. The conference featured an elaborate agenda, covering a wide ranging selection of topics from real-world parenting experiences to international legal issues and civil rights and social equality for the LGBT community.
Among the event highlights was the surrogacy seminar on ‘European Men Having Babies’. There has been an increasing desire to become parents among gay European couples. However, resources about the topic are often difficult, and sometimes impossible, to find. Since 2005, The ‘Men Having Babies’ seminar has helped hundreds of men navigate the complicated road to parenting through surrogacy.
“Fertility SOURCE Companies was excited to participate in the ‘Men having Babies’ conference as we realize there is a growing need to help both the International and LGBT communities understand the sometimes overwhelming pathway to parenthood. Our surrogacy staff who themselves have been surrogates, stand ready to help with cycle coordination, making the process go as smoothly as possible. Our egg donation staff of seasoned case managers, including a certified IVF nurse practitioner are always at hand, going the extra mile to ensure their intended parents are cared for with the utmost compassion and skill. Fertility SOURCE Companies has many contacts for needed referrals to attorneys, fertility centers and psychologists that are experienced and welcome the opportunity to work with both the International and LGBT communities.” Says Donna Raidy, COO and Director of Egg Donor Case Management
As one of the largest egg donor and surrogacy agencies in the United States, Fertility SOURCE Companies has many unique benefits to offer intended parents of the international community. The international team includes Jamie Williams, International Development Liaison, Tricia Turner, Manager of Surrogacy Case Management, and Donna Raidy, COO and Director of Egg Donation Case Management. Each team member has extensive experience in the field, contacts within the industry and access to top-notch candidates to be egg donors and surrogates. Any major concerns ranging from dual citizenship to travel arrangements, to finding a translator or a qualified legal representative can be addressed quickly and efficiently.
The legal process for international surrogacy and egg donation is often more complex for hopeful parents of the LGBT community. Fertility SOURCE Companies offers exceptional resources and support for LGBT individuals and couples interested in third party reproduction in the US. The United States is often a top destination for international third party reproduction because of friendly fertility laws, highly regulated medical care, favorable exchange rate, and a safe and easy return home.
About Fertility SOURCE Companies:
Fertility SOURCE Companies (The Donor SOURCE and The Surrogacy SOURCE) has served the third party reproduction needs of the fertility community for over eight years. Its clients are able to choose from one of the most comprehensive egg donor and surrogacy databases in the country, containing over 1400 available egg donors as well as over 20 gestational carriers from all parts of the country. Each of Fertility SOURCE Companies egg donors and surrogates are personally met, carefully screened and counseled, and ready to be matched with intended parents.
Fertility SOURCE Companies, registered with the FDA and compliant with all regulations and standards set forth by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has served over 2,000 satisfied Intended Parents since inception.
To learn more about international surrogacy and egg donation at Fertility SOURCE Companies,
call (877) 375-8888 or you can visit: http://www.fertilitySOURCEcompanies.com; http://www.TheDonorSOURCE.com; or http://www.TheSurrogacySOURCE.com .
San Francisco Man Takes Extraordinary Steps To Have Son
Thursday, May 17th, 2012I wanted to share a (timeless) heartwarming success story of one of our Intended Dads who became a father with the help of The Donor SOURCE & The Surrogacy SOURCE:
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – Eight-month-old Santino Stavrikikis is impossibly cute. But the story of how he came to be is extraordinary.
Santino’s dad, 50-year-old Dino Stavrikikis runs a popular pizza parlor on Fillmore Street in San Francisco. He’s a confirmed bachelor with no plans to marry.
But he really wanted a son
So Stavrikikis looked for parenthood in a Petri dish. He would need two women, one for her eggs, and the other to carry his baby.
“The hard part was at the beginning, I wasn’t that internet savvy. But once I got a grip on it I was so determined,” Stavrikikis said.
It’s a complex way to make a baby, but it’s happening more often than in the past. Success rates are way up.
“Pregnancy rates have gone from 5–10 percent to now maybe 60-70 percent,” said Dr. Carl Herbert of the Pacific Fertility Center.
The key to success is a good egg.
Stavrikikis used ‘The Donor Source’ to find an egg. It’s a service that screens and lists women who will give up eggs for a fee.
For Stavrikikis, it wasn’t easy an easy pick.
“They could be pretty, but they could be crazy too. I’m already crazy. I don’t need another crazy one running around. I asked her questions – her sleep patterns, what she liked as a baby. I was shooting for the happiest and healthiest kid,” said Stavrikikis.
Read more here: “>http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/11/16/san-francisco-man-takes-extraordinary-steps-to-have-son/
Fertility SOURCE Companies Continues Outstanding Success with Record-Breaking Month for Egg Donor and Surrogacy Matches
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Irvine, California – Fertility SOURCE Companies (The Donor SOURCE and The Surrogacy SOURCE) is proud to announce yet another record-breaking month for matching intended parents with egg donors and surrogate mothers. In the month of March, Fertility SOURCE Companies facilitated 40 egg donation matches, and 8 surrogacy matches.
The recent success of Fertility SOURCE Companies (FSC), one of the largest egg donor and surrogacy agencies in the United States, is attributed to their high quality services, dedicated staff and new business development strategies.
“The staff at FSC genuinely care about what they do. They don’t view their jobs as just work. Every staff member has a personal story in their past that makes them passionate about helping intended parents realize their dream of parenthood.” – Susan Bloom, Director of Marketing and Donor Recruitment
The staff of Fertility SOURCE Companies has been instrumental to the company’s outstanding growth, providing intended parents, donors and surrogates with exceptional service. Donor and surrogate case managers are located throughout the country in the area of the fertility centers they are servicing. They work closely with those fertility centers in order to provide recipient parents with the most attentive care possible.
“All of our surrogate case managers are uniquely sensitive to the needs of the intended parents they work with, having had personal experience with surrogacy themselves.” – Tricia Turner, Manager of Surrogacy Case Management
“Our donor case managers possess a unique blend of responsibility and compassion that allows trust from the recipient couples they work with.” – Donna Raidy, Director of Donor Case Management
At FSC, recipient parents have access to one of the largest online interactive databases in the country with over 1450 egg donors and 25 surrogate mother candidates from a variety of backgrounds. All potential donors and surrogates must complete a rigorous screening process, which only yields a 2% pass rate. The stringent standards result in an exceptional pool of candidates. The focus on high quality donors and surrogates versus high quantity, has earned Fertility SOURCE Companies trust and respect within the fertility community.
“FSC has cultivated a dominant position on the web in terms of search engine presence and social media marketing, through both internal initiatives and the help of trusted provider IV Interactive.” – Susan Bloom, Director of Marketing and Donor Recruitment
“Our outstanding performance in March is a reflection of the strong support we enjoy in the fertility world for both our egg donation and surrogacy divisions. Our people, organization, systems, and surrogate and egg donor databases are all responsible for the commanding position we enjoy among third party reproduction agencies. We appreciate the support given to us by the fertility world and intend to continue to give back superior service to their patients.” – Steve Masler, CEO.
Egg Donors Happy They Helped Out: Study
Friday, October 29th, 2010Most women who serve as egg donors retain a positive take on their experience a year later, new research indicates.
Researchers polled 75 egg donors at the time of egg retrieval and one year later, and found that the women remained happy, proud and carefree about their experience.
“Up until now we’ve known that donors are by and large very satisfied by their experience when it takes place,” said study lead author Andrea M. Braverman, director of complementary and alternative medicine at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey in Morristown. “And now we see that for the vast majority the positive experience persists.”
Read the article: http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/644959.html
