fertility tourism

Nicosia looks nice. The clinic website shows pictures of boats bobbing on blue-green Cypriot waters. Spain feels more familiar, but the Ukraine is cheaper. Or what about Mexico, where you can choose whether to have a boy or a girl?

As more and more hopeful parents are forced abroad to seek donor eggs, Victoria Macdonald recalls the agony and joy of her IVF quest
In a coffee shop the other day, a woman came over to tell me, at some length, just how cute my baby daughter is. Of course, I was hardly likely to disagree, but after a while the woman straightened up, looked long and hard at me and said: “So, does she take after her father, then?”

Later that week I was telling a friend just how determined Gabriella was becoming. My friend laughed and said: “Well, we know who she gets that from.”

Expensive UK fertility treatment and long waiting times related to a shortage of egg and sperm donors are the major reasons people seek fertility treatment abroad, according to the first academic study into cross-border reproductive care.

Surrogacy - A committee in India is writing a bill to govern assisted reproductive technology. This bill would exclude same sex couples from hiring surrogates in India, unless India legalizes same sex relationships.

Depending upon who you talk to - fertility tourism may or may not be a good thing? In my opinion, if you are working with a reputable clinic/company, it is a good thing. But, where do you find these clinics, and how do you truly know if they are reputable, success, etc. as it may be the clinic/company themselves posing as a patient on a forum? As I noted in an earlier blog piece, I was appalled (naively, I must admit) that this sort of unethical practice is going on here right in my own back yard.

Hello, and it is Friday again. TGIF! I have included a few interesting, yet informative stories that I think you will find to be thought provoking. I am also including another link to our upcoming European Conference on Third Party Reproduction in Switzerland. All are welcome!

Press Release Here - http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2511354.htm

and Link on Our Web Page -
http://www.ericksonlaw.net/geneve-conference.html

Happy Friday to everyone. We have alot of information for today's updates so let me know your thoughts and experiences.

North Carolina - This information was sent to me by a colleague in the field, and I felt that the information was essential to pass on for review and/or action.

THIS BILL WILL BE HEARD IN THE HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY, MAY 6TH AT 12 NOON.