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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

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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

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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

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Cuomo Vows to Take on New York Surrogacy Ban Again in 2020

In advance of his January 8 state-of-the-state address, Governor Andrew Cuomo has promised to renew his efforts to end New York’s statewide surrogacy ban in 2020 and to provide the…

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January 2, 2020

2020 Election / American Bar Association / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Embryo Disposition Agreement / Frozen Embryos / Health Policy / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn

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

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Family Building with ART Is Hot Topic at Taiwan LGBT Pride 2019

To all my friends and colleagues in Taiwan, Happy Pride 2019! I will be there soon to celebrate with you and to participate, along with the organization Taiwan LGBT Family…

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October 18, 2019

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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

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Foreign Surrogacy / International Surrogacy / Rich Vaughn

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

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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

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Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Embryos Are Not Persons

An Ohio appeals court upheld decades of legal precedent in ruling early this month that embryos are not persons. But viewed in the context of so-called “heartbeat laws” recently introduced…

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May 24, 2019

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New AI-Directed Technology Promises to Improve Embryo Selection

By Rich Vaughn and Dr. Said Daneshmand One of the most critical functions in the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF) is the selection and ranking of the strongest, most…

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May 16, 2019

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New York Extends Insurance Coverage for IVF

The state of New York on April 1 passed a measure requiring insurance policies covering employee groups of 100 or larger to include coverage of in vitro fertilization, becoming the…

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April 10, 2019

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Movement to End New York Surrogacy Ban Advances

New York advocates for reproductive freedom report progress in their efforts to end the state’s nearly three-decade ban on commercial surrogacy agreements. Despite ongoing organized opposition from far-right and anti-choice…

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March 19, 2019

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Judge Rules Twins’ Citizenship Not Contingent on Genetics

Amid so many gravely concerning headlines about immigration recently, at least one immigration story had a happy ending last week: A federal judge overturned the government’s earlier decision to deny…

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February 27, 2019

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / Foreign Surrogacy / International Surrogacy / Rich Vaughn

Vogue Cites California Dominance in Reproductive Technology

Vogue's March 2019 issue spotlighting California as the "center of everything" includes the article, "Fertile Ground," in which writer Jancee Dunn explores the state's role as a fount of advancements…

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February 25, 2019

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Family Equality Council: Gayby Boom Just Getting Started

Following the historic 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, activists and social scientists speculated that more LGBT people would opt to become…

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February 11, 2019

American Bar Association / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / Model Act / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn

American Bar Association Ratifies 2019 ART Model Act

I’ve spent the past few days at the American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting in sunny Las Vegas. It is always an honor and privilege to represent the ABA Assisted Reproduction…

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January 29, 2019

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Cryopreservation / Rich Vaughn

Sperm Stem Cell Research Offers Youngest Cancer Patients Future Fertility

Promising new research, published in the October 2018 issue of the journal Nature Communications, “could help today’s cancer survivors become tomorrow’s fathers,” as Today’s Kate Snow reported earlier this week.…

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January 18, 2019

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / Fertility Treatment / Foreign Surrogacy / Gay Fathers / Health Policy / International Surrogacy / LGBT News / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn

The State of ART 2019

As we prepare to welcome a new year, several recent events point to growing worldwide acceptance of, access to and affordability of assisted reproductive technology. The government of Ireland will,…

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December 28, 2018

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / Foreign Surrogacy / International Surrogacy / LGBT News / Parentage Orders / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

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