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“As RESOLVE prepares for its annual Night of Hope fundraiser, we are happy to highlight this important event, as well as the individuals like Ms. Tsigdinos who are being lauded for their contributions, “ states Surrogacy Lawyer Erickson.

Surrogacy lawyer, author and radio host Theresa Erickson will be interviewing Pamela Tsigdinos, author of Silent Sorority, and RESOLVE executive director Barbara Collura on Thursday, August 26 at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST on The Surrogacy Lawyer: Considering IVF and Third Party Family Building, Ms. Erickson’s radio program on VoiceAmerica.

(repost from my personal blog www.tertia.org)

When I first started the egg donor and surrogacy program here in South Africa, I would get enquiries from gay couples and singles from overseas. Many of them would start their email with "I am not sure whether you deal with gay couples...." and the first few times I was all like "huh? What do you mean?" Of course I deal with gay couples, why wouldn't I? And then I realized how often gay couples were discriminated against. And what a tough time they had accessing the things we take for granted.

Update - Well, yesterday was an interesting day all in all. Unfortunately, the Appeals Court extended the same sex marriage ban here in California.

"One of the lawyers representing the gay marriage proponents in the Prop 8 case tells Fox News they will NOT appeal Monday's stay order to the Supreme Court.

Here is the statement from lawyer Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr.,

Nurture – South Africa’s largest Egg Donor program is the creation of two fabulous South Africans who have experienced the heartbreak of infertility first hand – Melany as an egg donor, and Tertia as an infertility patient who went through 9 IVFs to achieve her dream. Assisted by a fabulous group of women, the gals at Nurture make a formidable team who combine the best of heart and soul to provide truly excellent service.

Interesting article from the Wall Street Journal that addresses the disparity in the law state by state for Social Security Survivor Benefits -

By ASHBY JONES:
Advances in reproductive technology that were the stuff of science fiction just a few decades ago are wreaking havoc on a corner of the Social Security system—survivor benefits for some children whose parents have died.

Every year, more babies are born stemming from sperm or embryos that have been stored for months or years. In some cases, one parent has already died, usually the father.

SAN DIEGO, CA, July 28, 2010 -- The Surrogacy Lawyer and author Theresa Erickson is launching a new radio program on Voice America that focuses exclusively on issues related to IVF and third party reproduction.

Entitled "The Surrogacy Lawyer Presents: Considering IVF and Third Party Reproduction", the show will feature an array of experts from the infertility field including doctors, psychologists, reproductive lawyers and authors. Some of the scheduled upcoming guests include:

- Pamela MacPhee, author of Delivering Hope, the story of her experience as a surrogate mother;

A large Danish study has laid to rest fears of a link between drugs used in IVF treatment and cancer.
A study published in the British Medical Journal says that there is no overall increase in the risk of ovarian cancer associated with the use of any IVF drug.

Researchers looked at 54 362 women referred to fertility clinics between 1963 and 1998. However, they warn that the women will all have to be monitored until they are older to make absolutely sure of the findings, because many of the women have not yet reached the age at which ovarian cancer is common.