Why Now Is a Great Time to Become a Surrogate! Industry NewsGuest UserApril 4, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, process, steps, requirements, legal, background check, psych eval, ID, insurance, matching, pregnancy, carrier, gestational carrier
Another Court Sends Shock Waves By Denying Parental Rights To Lesbian Mom Above The LawJanelle DoddMarch 24, 2023BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility, attorney, sperm, donor sperm, donor conceived, donor conceived child, donor conceived person, genetic, genetic relation, nongenetic parent, nongenetic parents, non-genetic, non-genetically related parent, non-genetically related parents, nongenetic intended parent, Pennsylvania, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQ+ family building, Nicole Junior, Chanel Glover, in vitro fertilization, ivf, IVF, second parent, adoption, second parent adoption, surrogacy, pre birth order, pre birth parentage order, pre-birth order, Pre-birth order, pre-birth parentage order, PBO
What's the difference between a traditional and gestational surrogate? Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 21, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC
Can I Change My Mind After I’m Matched? LGBTQGuest UserMarch 21, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, process, steps, requirements, legal, background check, psych eval, ID, insurance, matching, pregnancy, carrier, gestational carrier
How long am I on medication during my surrogacy journey? Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 16, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, medications, shots, injections, progesterone, estrogen, patches, suppositories, med calendar, clinic
A Connecticut Court Just Dismissed A Case Against A Doctor Who Secretly Inseminated His Patients With His Own Sperm Above The LawJanelle DoddMarch 9, 2023BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility doctors, fertility, attorney, sperm, Sperm, Sperm Switching, sperm swap, sperm donor, sperm donation, doctor, doctor-donor, donor-doctor, documentary, Netflix documentary, Our Father, Our Father documentary, Donald Cline, doctor-deceptive conception, donor conceived, donor conceived child, donor conceived person, Connecticut, Connecticut Judicial District of Hartford, dna, DNA Kit, DNA Tests, DNA test, DNA, home DNA kit, home DNA test, genetic, fertility law, fertility lawsuit, wrongful life, Indiana University Bloomington, Maurer School of Law, Jody Madeira, Professor Jody Madeira, law professor, Netflix, Ontario Superior Court, Vermont, Colorado, fertility fraud bill, federal bill, federal law, federal fertility fraud law, Eve Wiley, Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act
What's the next step after I'm cleared to become a surrogate? Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 9, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC
What's the next step to becoming a surrogate after you are medically cleared? Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 7, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC
Can the Baby Look Like the Surrogate? Intended ParentsGuest UserMarch 7, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, process, steps, requirements, legal, background check, psych eval, ID, insurance, matching, pregnancy, carrier, gestational carrier
What's the next step to becoming a surrogate after applying? Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 2, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC
What is the first step to becoming a surrogate? Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 28, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC
Oklahoma Court Grants Parental Rights To Sperm Donor; Removes Second Mom From Birth Certificate Above The LawJanelle DoddFebruary 23, 2023bright futures families, BrightFuturesFamilies, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility, attorney, Sperm, spermdonor, sperm, sperm donor, known sperm donor agreement, donor, donor identity, gamete donor, donate, donation, sperm donation, sperm donation contract, donor anonymity, anonymity, anonymous, anonymous donor, anonymous sperm donor, anonymous sperm donation, donoranonymity, same-sex parents, second parent, second-parent adoption, adopt, adoption, adoption law, adoption laws, parental rights, sperm donor parental rights, parentage, parent, legal parent, legal parents, parenthood, Rebekah Wilson, Kris Williams, Uniform Parentage Act, Noel Tucker, Oklahoma, State of Oklahoma, Idaho, Idaho Supreme Court, Colorado, Connecting Rainbows, Genavieve Jaffe, Gena Jaffe, sexual orientation discrimination, US Donor Conceived Council, LGBTQ, lgbt, LGBTQ+, lgbtq, lgbt parenting, lgbtq rights, lgbtq family building, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA+, family court, family law, birth certificate, genetic, genetics, non-genetic, genetic relation, non-genetically related parents, nongenetic parent, nongenetic parents, non-genetically related parent
Tips for Surrogates During the Holidays-Gift Giving to Intended Parents SurrogatesGuest UserFebruary 21, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, process, steps, requirements, legal, background check, psych eval, ID, insurance, matching, pregnancy, carrier, gestational carrier
What's different about your agency? Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 16, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC
Do LGBTQ intended parents have a longer wait time to match? Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 9, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC
Nightmare Ruling For Non-Genetically Related Israeli Parents By Surrogacy Above The LawJanelle DoddFebruary 9, 2023BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, art, ART, art attorney, ART Law, ART law, infertile, infertility, fertility, attorney, attorneys, Israel, Israeli surrogacy, Israel Supreme Court, Israeli, parentage, parenthood, Parent, parent, parents, parental rights, parent names on birth certificate, adoptive parents, adopt, second-parent adoption, adoption, adoption law, adoption laws, Israeli citizen, Israeli citizens, family, family court, Israeli family court, Supreme Court, birth certificate, genetic, non-genetic, non-genetically related parents, genetic relation, Victoria Gelfand, surrogacy attorney, surrogacy attorneys, family law
Can I become a surrogate for local intended parents? Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 7, 2023Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
Surrogacy vs Adoption: Pros and Cons Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserFebruary 7, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, process, steps, requirements, legal, background check, psych eval, ID, insurance, matching, pregnancy, carrier, gestational carrier
Why do intended parents need to have a Guardian (for the baby) in place and named in the contract? Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 2, 2023Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
Why is having a Life Insurance policy important for surrogates? Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 31, 2023Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant