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New Order Offers French Nationality to Children Born to Foreign Surrogates

April 5, 2013 at 5:08 pm

By: Rich Vaughn

Another development in France was the issuance of an order from the French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira that could have enormous impact on French families created via assisted reproductive technology....

Posted in: Adoption, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Egg Donation, Gay Fathers, IFLG, Intended Parents, LGBT, Same Sex Parents

UK Courts Deliberate on Parental Role of Sperm Donor

April 2, 2013 at 4:34 pm

By: Rich Vaughn

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There is a very interesting and potentially ground-breaking case being heard in the U.K. courts right now about the role of sperm donors in the lives of the children they help to create. ...

Posted in: Assisted Reproductive Technology, IFLG, LGBT, Rich Vaughn, Same Sex Parents, Surrogacy

Supreme Court Cases Advance Recognition of Rights of Gay, Lesbian Parents

March 27, 2013 at 5:22 pm

By: Rich Vaughn

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s hearings on two crucial same-sex marriage cases this week has created a media frenzy and raised passions to fever pitch on both sides of the issue. ...

Posted in: LGBT, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Marriage, Same Sex Parents

You Could Have Paid for College

March 18, 2013 at 4:47 pm

By: Rich Vaughn

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A paternity case involving a sperm donor and a Miami lesbian couple who became parents via artificial insemination has created a media stir recently. ...

Posted in: Assisted Reproductive Technology, Family Law, Same Sex Parents

Australian Surrogacy Laws

March 12, 2013 at 2:45 pm

By: Rich Vaughn

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Recent news out of Australia is evidence of two important trends: first, that the number of children born through surrogacy is increasing significantly, and second, that Australia, like many other countries, is struggling to find ways for its legal system to keep up with fertility technology....

Posted in: Assisted Reproductive Technology, Family Law, Surrogacy

France Embraces Gay Marriage

March 8, 2013 at 4:28 pm

By: Rich Vaughn

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France became the second nation in one month to take the first steps toward marriage equality. The “Marriage for All” bill spearheaded by President François Hollande’s Socialist party also grants the same right to all married couples to adopt children. ...

Posted in: Adoption, LGBT, Same Sex Marriage

Pink Parenting Profile on Our Family

March 7, 2013 at 5:06 pm

By: Rich Vaughn

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Our family is featured in a recent issue of Pink Parenting as part of a series on the families that are part of a print campaign by our partner agency, Growing Generations....

Posted in: Assisted Reproductive Technology, LGBT, Rich Vaughn, Surrogacy