Category Archives: Surrogacy

Articles about surrogacy.

Carrying ‘Dreams’: Why Women Become Surrogates by Marisa Peñaloza

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Surrogacy is an idea as old as the biblical story of Sarah and Abraham in the book of Genesis. Sarah was infertile, so Abraham fathered children with the couple’s maid. Today, there are many more options for people who want to grow their families — and for the would-be surrogates who want to help.

In the Age of Alternative Reproduction, Who are a Child’s Parents?

Scales of Justice with Baby

The Uniform Parentage Act, last revised in 2002 … recognizes that as many as five adults can be involved in the production of a single child … as opposed to one dominated by genetics. With regard to assisted conception,

Fertility treatment bans in Europe draw criticism by MARIA CHENG

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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…

Surrogacy maternity leave fight

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re-posted from Rutland & Stamford Mercury A South Yorkshire teaching assistant whose twin daughters were carried by her cousin is fighting for maternity rights for mothers of children born through surrogacy. Jane Kassim was born without a womb and her cousin Amy Bellamy, 26, agreed to help her to have children. Isla Jane and Ivy…

Autism may be linked to obesity during pregnancy by Lindsey Tanner

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CHICAGO — New research says obesity during pregnancy might increase chances for having a child with autism.

It’s among the first studies linking the two. It doesn’t prove obesity causes autism, but the authors say their results raise public health concerns because of the high level of obesity in the U.S.

Meredith Olafson, Surrogate, Has Given Birth To 15 Babies By Jessica Samakow

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For some women being pregnant is very easy and they love to be able to help a couple who can’t carry a child.  I would like to point out that in 15 years of working with egg donors and surrogates I have yet to encounter a surrogate who was getting $250,000 for being a surrogate…

The Long Road Home for Surrogate Babies by CARL O’BRIEN

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Susan and Anthony Cooper with their son Alex: he was born to a surrogate mother in India last August, and they then had to get him a passport to bring him home: “My newborn son and I had to remain in India for five weeks while my husband returned to Ireland to go through the court system”.

The Dark Underbelly Of The Surrogacy Industry In India By Andrew Vorzimer

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“We found some disturbing trends. For instance, though the husbands do not mind their wives to act as surrogate mothers, the spouse and her children distance themselves from her after she returns home following the birth of the baby,”

The Value of Donor Concierge by Gail Sexton Anderson

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Is Surrogacy Becoming A Trend For The High-Powered Career Woman? by Meredith Lepore

Is Surrogacy becoming a trend

“I did everything I was supposed to do. I didn’t cry in meetings. I didn’t wear short skirts. I put up with weird upper management guys that kiss you on the mouth at Christmas. Is it fair that to be the youngest VP in my company. I will be the oldest mom at preschool? Not really, but that’s part of the deal. I made a choice.”