Surrogacy Articles

The American Surrogacy Center [TASC] provides a very positive analysis of legal surrogacy in West Virginia. TASC says:

"West Virginia is a surrogacy-friendly state. Some states have a great deal of law on the subject of surrogacy - either from state statutes or appellate court cases. Other states have no law, which leaves the question up in the air. West Virginia has only one sentence in its law which is incredibly significant."

Are you just starting your parenting journey? Your options are varied, and surrogacy has become a popular method for family-building.

Growing Generations provides the most important questions you should consider when searching for a surrogacy agency.

The company believes the questions below should be asked of any agency that you are considering.

• How long have they been in business?
• How many clients have they assisted?

The American Surrogacy Center says the District of Columbia is very unfriendly toward surrogacy.

Dr. Kim Bergman has created a psychological screening and support process for both surrogates and egg donors. She's founder of Fertility Counseling Services.

In his first post for the Growing Generations blog, CEO Stuart Miller proudly announces the birth of his son, Quentin Miller-Bell, who was born February 20th.

He also introduces his lesbian and gay partners at Growing Generations.

Gail Taylor is President and Founder and the mother of 2 children. Will Halm is the Chair and Co-founder, and a dad with 3 children. And Dr. Kim Bergman is Vice Chair and a licensed clinical psychologist. She's a mother with two daughters.

The Hindustan Times is reporting that an Israeli couple has left India with twins (a boy and a girl) who were conceived through surrogacy. The new dads worked with the Centre for Human Reproduction - in Mumbai - which matched them with an Indian woman to donate the eggs, and a separate surrogate.

The relationship between two men and Anne took place between Oregon and New York. Here she answers our questions about surrogacy - and offers insight about her inspirational path as a surrogate.

PP: The growth of the Internet has helped many women learn about surrogacy, but before it existed, most information was found in libraries, through friends, or friends-of-friends. When and how did you first learn about surrogacy?

According to The American Surrogacy Center, the law in Iowa has not addressed the surrogate arrangement.

Iowa Code 70.11, which makes it unlawful to sell or purchase another person, provides for an exception in the surrogate arrangement. This section indicates that the state has accepted the surrogate arrangement and that a surrogate contract is not against public policy.

Author Theresa Miller, explores IVF and other assisted-reproduction techniques happening in Australia in her new book, "Making Babies - personal IVF stories". She offers 14 personal accounts from single mothers, and couples - both gay and straight. Each person interviewed for the book has been affected by the possibilities that are offered by in vitro fertilization (IVF).

The adoption conflict in Arkansas remains unsettled, and the fight will continue until progress is won. But there's another option for lesbian and gay men who want to become parents.