Back in January, a court ruled that a Kansas man who donated sperm to an English lesbian couple five years ago was now financially responsible for their four-year old daughter. Even though the parties had signed contracts stating that the man would have no financial responsibilities for any children conceived, they did not use
No Twin Pregnancy Is Identical
With the success rate of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) pregnancies jumping forward in leaps and bounds over the last few years, surrogate twin pregnancies have become a commonplace occurrence. It used to be that at least two embryos were always transferred during each pregnancy attempt to increase the success rate that just one of them
This Magic Moment
New California Surrogacy Law takes effect January 1st, 2013
In California, we already have very good surrogacy case-law, but with the passage of California Assembly Bill 1217, we now have new and improved – and positive – California legislation regarding surrogacy which goes into effect on January 1, 2013. The good news is that the very strong case-law in California (which is surrogacy friendly
Infertility Options for Intended Parents
Just as there are many reasons parents may choose non-traditional ways to bear a child, there are many infertility options available to help them have the child they want. Those options include adoption, in vitro fertilization (IVF), traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy. The choice among the various infertility options is a very personal one. What’s
