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The Importance of Legal Representation - UK Surrogate Ruling Allows Surrogate to Keep Custody

Submitted by anonymous on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 7:55pm
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Happy Friday! I know that I keep pushing home the idea of making certain that you have an experienced ART attorney helping you when you start your journey.

"A surrogate mother who changed her mind about handing over her baby has been allowed to keep the child.

A judge ruled the mother was better able to meet the child's needs and said the risks of a surrogacy agreement were "considerable".

The mother had met a couple over the internet and entered into a surrogacy agreement, an earlier court hearing in Birmingham had been told.

Australian Couple Causes Stir By Pushing for Sex Selection via IVF

Submitted by anonymous on Thu, 01/13/2011 - 1:52pm
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An Australian couple is seeking the right to determine the sex of their unborn child.

The couple has three boys already and lost a daughter shortly after birth. Since the loss of their daughter, the couple has tried to conceive a baby girl again with the help of IVF.

The couple’s quest became controversial when they announced that they had aborted twin boys in their quest to have a baby girl. A decision the couple described as “traumatic.”

Egg Donors, Their Perspectives & Intended Parents

Submitted by anonymous on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 3:49pm
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Egg Donation - Alot is currently being said about egg donors and their "place" in this world of third party family building. First, we had Melanie Thernstrom and her "twiblings", then we are seeing the reinvigeration of "Eggsploitation." I actually congratulate Jennifer Lahl on winning a California Independent Film Award, as her film is creating a discourse that is needed, albeit on the sensational side.

Promising New Embryo Test for those Patients Undergoing IVF

Submitted by anonymous on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 4:25pm
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IVF - Researchers have developed a new model that better predicts the success of IVF treatment.

To create the new model “144,018 treatment cycles were prospectively studied to determine how couples' baseline characteristics might influence the probabilities of live birth and adverse perinatal outcomes.”

Local Author Draws on Childhood to Write a Book on Gay Adoption

Submitted by Dr. James LaCroce on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 11:28pm
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Local Author Draws on Childhood to Write a Book on Gay Adoption

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Psychologist James LaCroce is not just monkeying around in his new children’s book about a chimpanzee. He also hopes to advance the cause of gay parenting. Photo by Pamela Gerard

So, exactly what is a "Twibling?"

Submitted by anonymous on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 2:51pm
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Although I already posted this incredible article by Melanie Thernstrom in the NY TImes, I thought that now would be a great time to comment on this further. What I found to be so compelling about her piece was her complete and utter honesty without any regrets. She even made cynics and naysayers into complimentary cheerleaders. Anyone claiming "why just not adopt" were left without the ability to even ask that question - and Ms. Thernstrom makes no apologies for it.

Infertility & the Holidays - Stress is not helpful

Submitted by anonymous on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 7:48pm
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You are saying, duh, like someone needed to tell me that! I just read a wonderful post by Brenda Strong on the American Fertility Association website that is worth a read on living in the present. Happy Holidays!

http://theafa.typepad.com/theafablog/2010/12/the-gift-of-the-present-mom...

Landmark British Surrogacy Case - Court Approves More Than "Reasonable Expenses"

Submitted by anonymous on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 4:36pm
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In a landmark case, a British high court judge has allowed a couple that paid their American surrogate more than “reasonable expenses” to keep the baby even though that type of payment is not allowed under British law. “The baby was allowed to enter Britain temporarily on a US passport, but would have been potentially stateless and parentless if the courts had not retrospectively approved the large payment.”

New Zealand & Gamete Donation - New Rules Open the Doors But Require Need

Submitted by anonymous on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:46pm
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This week the New Zealand government is set to approve new guidelines that will allow infertile couples to use both donor eggs and donor sperm if they need to.

The Government Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology has spent the past 18 months consulting with experts and the public in order to draft new guidelines for assisted reproductive technology in New Zealand.

Surrogacy from the Surrogate Families' Perspective

Submitted by anonymous on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 1:46pm
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I just read a wonderful book, and I want to share it with all of you. It is Once Upon a Surrogate: The Stork’s Helpers by Jill Hancock Reeder

This book is an absolute joy to read and a book that NEEDED to be written. Jill, with the help of her supportive and creative family, has created an absolutely beautiful story that describes the process of surrogacy to the children of the surrogate, who are often overlooked in the process, Once Upon a Surrogate provides an excellent conversation starter for surrogates and their families.

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