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Washington state is very favorable for lesbians and gay men who want to pursue surrogacy.

Submitted by Community Editor on Fri, 03/09/2007 - 4:00am
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The Washington legislature approves surrogacy as a lawful option for prospective parents.

Gays and lesbians are welcome to benefit from surrogacy too. The Washington Department of Health’s Center for Health Statistics (CHS) reports that surrogate parenting arrangements have been successfully completed by gay couples and singles.

Source: The American Surrogacy Center
Photo: Bill and Kent's Place on the Web


A growing number of lesbians and gays in Pennsylvania are bringing children into their families via surrogacy.

Submitted by Community Editor on Wed, 02/28/2007 - 4:00am
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Pennsylvania currently has no laws or upper level court decisions that directly address surrogate parenting or the enforceability of a surrogate parenting agreement.

As a matter of fact, a growing number of people, including gays and lesbians, have successfully brought children into their families through surrogacy in Pennsylvania.


Q&A for Intended Parents

Submitted by Community Editor on Fri, 02/16/2007 - 7:23am
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Intended parents are required to complete a questionnaire which introduces him/her/them to the potential surrogate mother. The following questions may be included on your questionnaire:

Name and Age:

When and where were you born?

Where were you raised?

How many siblings do you have?

What order were you born? (youngest, eldest, only child?)

Is your mother living? Is your father living? Are all your siblings living? If not, at what age did they pass away?


Men Having Babies

Submitted by Community Editor on Sat, 02/10/2007 - 12:52pm
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Boston's Circle Surrogacy sponsored a seminar in at the New York City GLBT Community Center called "Men Having Babies". See highlights of the meeting in this 5-minute clip.


Surrogacy in New York? Not happening. The law says surrogate agreements are void, unenforceable and against public policy.

Submitted by Community Editor on Fri, 01/26/2007 - 4:00am
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Since 1993, state law says that surrogate parenting agreements in New York are void, unenforceable and against public policy. So the safest way for a New Yorker who's interested in gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogacy with an egg donor or traditional surrogacy is to go outside of the state.


Motivations of Surrogate Mothers

Submitted by Community Editor on Thu, 01/25/2007 - 4:00am
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Some believe public controversy over surrogate motherhood is accelerating. Sometimes women who choose to bear children voluntarily for someone else are seen as cold and mercenary, because they seem to so easily “give away their babies". Some believe it's reprehensible because it represents a “rejection" of the infant by its biological mother.

Although critics have been vocal, there is little actual data to substantiate these claims. The American Surrogacy Center (TASC) conducted a study to assess the reality of assumptions behind this stereotype.


Paternal Instinct

Submitted by Community Editor on Mon, 01/08/2007 - 9:46am
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We saw this emotionally charged film at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival where it won Best Documentary in 2004. Paternal Instinct has since won other awards for its raw telling of a gay couple's journey though surrogacy.

Check-out this short clip from the film.


Surrogacy Definitions

Submitted by Community Editor on Wed, 01/03/2007 - 4:00am
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Cryopreservation
This deep-freezing process is used to preserve and store extra embryos produced during the in vitro fertilization process. These frozen embryos can be thawed and used later, in future cycles.


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