LONDON — More than three decades after Britain produced the world’s first test-tube baby, Europe is a patchwork of restrictions for people who need help having a child. Many countries have strict rules on who is allowed to get fertility treatments. And recent court rulings suggest nothing’s likely to change anytime soon. France and Italy…
A custody battle in Florida between two lesbians could fuel the growing national debate over the definition of motherhood.
It also might force state lawmakers to reconsider a 19-year-old law regarding the rights of sperm and egg donors.
Gay family formed through egg donation and surrogacy.
“We had a couple of straight friends who had used Dr. Brian Kaplan [physician at FCI] when they were having some fertility issues and highly recommended him,” Ashley said. “From the moment we met him, it was truly love. He makes you feel comfortable and he is just the sweetest man. I can’t say enough good things about him, truthfully.”"We had a couple of straight friends who had used Dr. Brian Kaplan [physician at FCI] when they were having some fertility issues and highly recommended him,” Ashley said. “From the moment we met him, it was truly love. He makes you feel comfortable and he is just the sweetest man. I can’t say enough good things about him, truthfully.”
reprinted from The Independent With more same-sex celebrity couples proudly parading their children, is life getting easier for these unconventional set-ups? Over the past 50 years, we have seen a complete shift in what the model of the family looks like and it appears the rise of the gay family is a big part of…
Surrogacy has been in the news recently as a way for gay couples and singles to build their families.
In all cases when a surrogate is required, the surrogate is providing an essential piece of the complex puzzle of how a baby is created.
Presiding member Ian Hunter said that after months of hearing evidence from community groups and individuals, the committee had concluded that the law needed to change so that same-sex couples and their children were not treated as “second-class citizens”.
Editorial note from Gail Sexton Anderson: This is why many Gay couples come to California to form their families via egg donor and gestational carrier. California has the most supportive laws for family building in the country. In California both Anthony’s and Gary’s names would have appeared on the birth certificate through a pre-birth order and neither of them would have been required to adopt their own child.
The first in a series of articles to help the GLBT community on planning for building non-traditional families and the options that are open to them.
Across virtually every demographic category, LGBT persons are embracing two of the most traditional institutions in the world, marriage and family, and demanding equality in both areas. The goal is not only equality on all fronts, but for the families that we form to be healthy. However, the information that supports the formation of healthy…