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COVID-19 Travel Update for International Intended Parents

Join assisted reproductive technology attorneys Rich Vaughn and Molly O’Brien of International Fertility Law Group as they share information and advice for international intended parents planning to travel for the…

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May 4, 2020
Read more about the article U.S. Must Help International Intended Parents, Babies Stranded by Covid-19
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U.S. Must Help International Intended Parents, Babies Stranded by Covid-19

As the coronavirus covid-19 crisis wears on, the dilemma of intended parents from other countries planning to have babies through surrogacy in the United States has made for compelling headlines:…

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April 20, 2020
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International Intended Parents: COVID-19 Travel Advice for US Surrogacy, Birth

Join assisted reproductive technology attorneys Rich Vaughn and Molly O’Brien of International Fertility Law Group as they share information and advice for international intended parents planning to travel for the…

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April 8, 2020
Read more about the article International Intended Parents: Getting Home with Your Baby During COVID-19
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International Intended Parents: Getting Home with Your Baby During COVID-19

Join assisted reproductive technology attorneys Rich Vaughn and Molly O’Brien of International Fertility Law Group as they share information and advice for international intended parents planning to travel for the…

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April 8, 2020
Read more about the article Coronavirus COVID-19 Info for Intended Parents, Surrogates, Donors, 3rd Party Matching Programs
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Info for Intended Parents, Surrogates, Donors, 3rd Party Matching Programs

As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads around the world and throughout the U.S., our professional community and policymakers, intended parents, donors, surrogates, third-party ART agencies, and the public in general are seeking advice regarding how those who are undergoing or planning infertility treatment should proceed in light of COVID-19-related travel bans and other public health advisories.

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April 3, 2020
Read more about the article ART Attorneys Urge Emergency Action on Newborn Passports During COVID-18 Crisis
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ART Attorneys Urge Emergency Action on Newborn Passports During COVID-18 Crisis

Among the many challenges intended parents are facing during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is the difficulty in obtaining newborn passports enabling them to take their babies born via surrogacy in…

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April 3, 2020
Read more about the article New York Governor Cuomo Reverses Hospital COVID-19 Ban on Birth Partners
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New York Governor Cuomo Reverses Hospital COVID-19 Ban on Birth Partners

Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a directive over the weekend lifting a ban on visitors for pregnant women giving birth in New York State, reversing policies implemented by two large New York hospital systems in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to CNN.

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March 31, 2020
Read more about the article Spouses, Partners Banned from Delivery Rooms in New York COVID-19 Response
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Spouses, Partners Banned from Delivery Rooms in New York COVID-19 Response

As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the daily lives of millions, pregnant women are facing the prospect of delivering without the comfort of spouses, partners or doulas at…

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March 25, 2020
Read more about the article New York Continues Push to End Surrogacy Ban as New States Enact Them
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New York Continues Push to End Surrogacy Ban as New States Enact Them

Governor Andrew Cuomo is standing by his commitment to eliminate the three-decade ban on commercial, or compensated, surrogacy in New York, one of two states in the nation that currently…

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February 14, 2020
Read more about the article Surrogacy Education Down Under Kicks Off IFLG’s 2020 Travel Plans
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Surrogacy Education Down Under Kicks Off IFLG’s 2020 Travel Plans

I was excited and honored to have the opportunity to speak on U.S. surrogacy laws at two Growing Family conferences on February 8 in Sydney and on February 9 in…

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February 10, 2020
Read more about the article Uterus Transplant Donors Motivated to Give Gift of Motherhood
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Uterus Transplant Donors Motivated to Give Gift of Motherhood

Pennsylvania researchers celebrated recently the birth of a healthy baby boy to a woman who received a uterus transplant from a deceased donor—only the second successful procedure and birth of…

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January 15, 2020
Read more about the article Anti-ART Judges Threaten Reproductive Rights for Future Generations
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Anti-ART Judges Threaten Reproductive Rights for Future Generations

For decades, assisted reproductive technology has been improving, advancing and expanding the potential for previously infertile people to become biological parents. But the recent influx of right-wing and anti-reproductive freedom…

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December 7, 2019
Read more about the article Uniform Laws Needed to Regulate Abandoned Embryos
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Uniform Laws Needed to Regulate Abandoned Embryos

Over the past few decades, technological advances have made the miracle of reproduction and parenthood accessible to thousands of people who in an earlier time would have remained childless—people with…

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August 26, 2019
Read more about the article International Conference Addresses Human Rights of Children Born via Foreign Surrogacy
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International Conference Addresses Human Rights of Children Born via Foreign Surrogacy

I had the great honor recently to represent the American Bar Association and its Assisted Reproduction Technology Committee at the first International Surrogacy Conference, hosted last month by Cambridge University’s…

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July 12, 2019
Read more about the article Commission Takes First Steps Toward Ending UK Surrogacy Ban
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Commission Takes First Steps Toward Ending UK Surrogacy Ban

Great news out of the UK! The UK Law Commission—the body that reviews outdated laws and recommends revisions to the UK government—has made provisional recommendations for reforming the United Kingdom’s…

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June 25, 2019
Read more about the article Surrogacy Bans Coming Down in Netherlands, Michigan, New York
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Surrogacy Bans Coming Down in Netherlands, Michigan, New York

Colleagues in Netherlands celebrated this week the news that at least two Dutch IVF clinics plan to open their doors in 2019 to same-sex couples who want to become parents…

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November 18, 2018
Read more about the article NAPHSIS Identity Documents Panel Informs Vital Records Agencies, ART Attorneys
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NAPHSIS Identity Documents Panel Informs Vital Records Agencies, ART Attorneys

The identity documents required to establish parentage in California, where your baby was born via egg donation and surrogacy, may be different than what you will need if you move…

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November 15, 2018
Read more about the article Israeli Government Continues Surrogacy Ban for Gay Dads
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Israeli Government Continues Surrogacy Ban for Gay Dads

Tens of thousands of LGBT Israelis and their allies took to the streets Sunday, protesting a new Israeli surrogacy law that denies gay men the right to become parents via…

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July 25, 2018
Read more about the article Washington Post Article Cites Concerns Arizona Law Gives Personhood to Embryos
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Washington Post Article Cites Concerns Arizona Law Gives Personhood to Embryos

Under a new Arizona law, in divorce cases involving frozen embryos, courts are mandated to award custody of the embryos to the “spouse who intends to allow the in vitro…

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July 20, 2018
Read more about the article National Infertility Awareness Week Champions Reproductive Rights
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National Infertility Awareness Week Champions Reproductive Rights

This week, April 22 through 28, is National Infertility Awareness Week (https://infertilityawareness.org/). Established by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association in 1989, the week is a collaborative effort of consumers, legislators,…

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April 23, 2018
Read more about the article New Embryo Custody Law Strips Arizonans of Reproductive Rights
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New Embryo Custody Law Strips Arizonans of Reproductive Rights

Arizona legislators just passed, and GOP Governor Doug Ducey signed into law, SB 1397, an onerous new law with potentially disastrous impacts on the lives of intended parents; on the…

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April 6, 2018
Read more about the article Washington Legalizes Compensated Surrogacy
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Washington Legalizes Compensated Surrogacy

­­Congratulations to Washington State, which just became the first state to enact UPA 2017, the updated Uniform Parentage Act for use by U.S. states as uniform legislation for parentage laws,…

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March 6, 2018
Read more about the article Path2Parenthood “Illuminations 2018” Honor Inspires Humility, Pride
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Path2Parenthood “Illuminations 2018” Honor Inspires Humility, Pride

For the past decade I have been involved as a member, board member, sponsor and active participant in Path2Parenthood (formerly known as the American Fertility Association), a national non-profit organization…

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March 2, 2018
Read more about the article Berlin ‘Fertility Days’ Signals Groundswell of Interest in Assisted Reproduction
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Berlin ‘Fertility Days’ Signals Groundswell of Interest in Assisted Reproduction

We at International Fertility Law Group are proud, in partnership with Oregon Reproductive Medicine, to officially represent the United States in the field of fertility law at the second annual…

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February 2, 2018
Read more about the article 2nd Parent Adoption Still Gold Standard to Secure LGBT Parental Rights
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2nd Parent Adoption Still Gold Standard to Secure LGBT Parental Rights

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states, many LGBT parents and intended parents felt a weight lift from their shoulders: Now, surely,…

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November 17, 2017
Read more about the article First LGBT Love, Then Same-Sex Marriage… Now Where Best to Fill the Baby Carriage?
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First LGBT Love, Then Same-Sex Marriage… Now Where Best to Fill the Baby Carriage?

Navigating the Legal Maze for LGBT Intended Parents and Surrogacy Only a few short years ago, the idea of gay and lesbian couples having the same legal rights to marry…

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August 12, 2017
Read more about the article French Court Creates Parentage Path in Foreign Surrogacy
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French Court Creates Parentage Path in Foreign Surrogacy

A July 5 ruling by the French supreme court, or Cour de cassation, has brought some clarity but not necessarily made things any easier for French intended parents seeking French…

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July 19, 2017
Read more about the article Asia Trip Reminds of Continued Relevance of LGBT Pride Month
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Asia Trip Reminds of Continued Relevance of LGBT Pride Month

As an attorney with a busy practice, a husband and a father of two boys, my days usually fly by juggling responsibilities and deadlines, and there isn’t much time for…

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June 20, 2017
Read more about the article Sharing Promise of ART with LGBT China
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Sharing Promise of ART with LGBT China

I have the great honor of traveling next week to China and Japan to talk to members of the LGBT communities there about assisted reproductive technology and the legal considerations…

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June 9, 2017