Surrogacy Law Reform
“Well-managed surrogacy is the very best of human collaboration, and we should be doing everything we can to support it. Until we do, parents and children will be put at risk, an increasing proportion of them same-sex parents.”
Termination in Surrogacy
In the last several months I’ve noticed a trend in potential surrogates decisions regarding termination when completing their applications. These young women seem to prefer not to terminate a pregnancy for fetal anomalies such as Down’s Syndrome or other chromosomally abnormal conditions. The medical community knows there can be multiple anomalies that cannot be tested for and there is a high rate of false positive evaluations, despite the rigorous procedures one most go through.
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The Human(s) Who Takes Care of Us
The “Path to Parenthood” can take many roads. However, folks that utilize assisted reproduction are intimately connected to the choices (and roads) that diverge on the long journey between us and the existence of the little ones that look to us for nurturing. There are lots of decisions along the way that are confusing and fill us with uncertainty. There are lots of decisions that don’t have right or wrong answers. There are decisions that may complicate and simplify the creation stories of our growing families.
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Charting the Journey of Your “Small Cargo”
We talk a lot about all of the great couples and families out their documenting their paths to parenthood. This blog we just found via It’s Conceivable Now, Small Cargo is no different. A couple of adorable design savvy moms to be that will soon be making parenthood look like a well staged house out of architectural digest.
Fertility SOURCE Companies and Avella Specialty Pharmacy Partner
Fertility SOURCE Companies and Avella Specialty Pharmacy Partner to Offer Patients Discounted Fertility Medications. Patients will save on a variety of medications used to promote successful outcomes in egg donation and surrogacy.
Fertility SOURCE Companies & The Center for Egg Options
(Laguna Hills, CA 2015) – Fertility SOURCE Companies™ (FSC) and The Center For Egg Options (CEO) are pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2015, they will join their teams to serve hopeful parents in need of egg donors and gestational surrogates globally.
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Top 7 Things Healthcare Reform Does For The LGBT Community
This GoHealth infographic highlights how the Affordable Care Act has drastically improved the health care benefits of the LGBT community.
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Moving Towards Intended Parent Leave
Our families come in all different shapes and sizes. Our LGBT families know better than anyone that gender can have very little to do with who provides nurturing and care-taking of a new child. Gender certainly doesn’t dictate how much we want children, how much we love our children, and certainly doesn’t make a difference in how much time we want to spend with them. Bringing us to the new topic of Intended Parent Leave.
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5 Things You Need To Know To Be An Eligible Egg Donor
So, you’ve taken that first step and made the big decision to become an egg donor! This is an amazing, life-changing decision for you and the very lucky Intend Parent(s) you will be helping, so congratulations and thank you for helping these deserving families have a child! Before you take that next step of selecting an agency and completing your application, there are a few things you’ll need to know. These helpful tips are important for you to know before you commit so that you can go into the process with the knowledge of the process and a realistic view of what to expect.
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Men Having Babies Conference Updates 2015
Hello there Families Looking to Grow!
We couldn’t feel luckier to be in the family growing business! It’s pretty amazing to take part in this miraculous journey!
As a surrogacy and egg donation agency we know how many moving parts there are to this process. Due to the sometimes complicated nature of this journey we really appreciate organizations out there that offer support in organizing all this information!
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