Fertility Law / Fertility Services / Fertility Treatment / Gay Fathers / Health Policy / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / LGBT News / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Parents

New Global Health Standards Redefine ‘Infertility’ to Include LGBT Intended Parents

The World Health Organization is about to announce a dramatic change in its definition of infertility, as reported recently in The Telegraph—a change that may increase opportunity for LGBT intended…

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October 28, 2016

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / Fertility Law / Gay Fathers / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Parentage Orders / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

New Law Protects California Intended Parents from Discrimination in Other States

A California bill signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown late last week will provide reassurance and peace of mind to California intended parents, particularly same-sex intended parents, as well…

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September 18, 2016

Family Law / Fertility Law / Gay Fathers / IFLG / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Parentage Orders / Reproductive Laws / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

Texas Settlement Affirms Birth Certificates Are Essential

A recent settlement in a federal lawsuit against the state of Texas may benefit LGBT intended parents by establishing the importance of an accurate, valid birth certificate in protecting children’s…

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August 23, 2016

ART in Popular Culture / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / IFLG / Intended Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

‘Chicago Med’ Gives Surrogacy a Bad Rap

A recent episode of NBC medical drama Chicago Med, (Season 1 Episode 15, “Inheritance”) set in the emergency room of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, portrayed a scenario that was both…

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May 11, 2016

American Bar Association / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Parentage Orders / Surrogacy Latest News

ABA Recommends Protecting Children’s Citizenship Rights

As more and more intended parents seek to create families via international surrogacy, national governments have been forced to consider their rules for parental recognition and citizenship of the resulting…

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March 31, 2016

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Egg Donation Information / Fertility Law / Fertility Treatment / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article / Sperm Donation Information

Class Action Settlement Ends Price Guidelines for Egg Donor Fees

Parties in a long-standing class action lawsuit against two non-profit organizations serving assisted reproductive technology providers and egg donor agencies finally settled recently in an agreement that some say may…

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February 11, 2016

Fertility Law / Fertility Services / Fertility Treatment / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article

Crowdfunding for ART is Growing Trend

A growing number of couples are turning to crowdfunding to help finance their efforts to become parents via assisted reproductive technology procedures, San Francisco’s Bay News 9 and New York…

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January 27, 2016

Gay Fathers / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Same Sex Parents / Scientific Discovery

Lifting of Ban on ‘Gay Blood’ Donation Mirrors Progress for HIV+ Intended Parents

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this week that it is lifting its three-decade-old rule prohibiting gay and bisexual from donating blood. However, the agency said it will…

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December 23, 2015

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Egg Donation Information / Fertility Law / Fertility Services / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Parents / Sperm Donation Information / Surrogacy Latest News / Uncategorized

Seminar Offers Answers to LGBT People Considering Parenthood Via ART

I am honored to participate in Family-Building Options for LGBT People, a free seminar presented by my colleague, fertility doctor Dr. Guy Ringler. If you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or…

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October 8, 2015

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Parentage Orders / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Marriage

Even If Kim Davis Issues Marriage License, LGBT Intended Parents Need Court Order Granting Parental Rights

Since the June U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states, some LGBT intended parents who want to create families via surrogacy, egg donation or other forms…

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September 10, 2015

Family Law / Fertility Law / IFLG / Intended Parents / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article

Advocates, Opponents of ART Vie for Hearts and Minds

In statehouses throughout the United States, in courtrooms and international policy-making bodies, and in global organizations such as the United Nation’s Conference on Women, an orchestrated movement of social conservatives…

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June 1, 2015

Adoption / Gay Fathers / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Same Sex Parents

Florida Legislature Overturns Ban on Gay Adoptions

The big headline from Florida recently was that the state legislature overturned a law preventing gay or lesbian people from adopting. In fact, the legislation in question was a broader…

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April 16, 2015

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Gay Fathers / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Same Sex Parents

Dolce & Gabbana Celebrate Mothers, But Only the ‘Right Kind’

It’s hard to imagine what Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were thinking when they not only spoke out against gay adoption but spoke of the children born…

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March 17, 2015

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

ECHR Condemns Italy for Removing Child Born via Surrogacy Abroad

In its most recent ruling on families formed via assisted reproductive technology, the European Court of Human Rights has condemned Italian authorities for removing a child born to an Italian…

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February 25, 2015

Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article

Mitochondrial DNA Transfer Holds Hope for Women with Genetic Disorders

Britain’s Parliament voted this week to allow strictly limited use of a new fertility treatment that would allow women with a certain type of genetic disorder to become mothers without…

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February 5, 2015

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Intended Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

Mexican Surrogacy Boom Spawns More Damaging Headlines

Due in part to legal restrictions on surrogacy in many jurisdictions and the high cost of surrogacy and other types of assisted reproductive technology, a brisk surrogacy tourism industry has…

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January 30, 2015

Intended Parents / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

How Far Does German Foreign Surrogacy Decision Go?

Several questions persist in the wake of last week’s German Supreme Court ruling ordering authorities to recognize the parentage of a gay couple who had a child via surrogacy in…

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December 29, 2014

Intended Parents / Parentage Orders / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

Children Born Abroad via Surrogacy Entitled to Legal Parents, German Court Rules

In a landmark ruling released Dec. 19, Germany’s highest court essentially has paved the way for German intended parents via surrogacy to have their children recognized. Here is the best…

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December 23, 2014

Family Law / Intended Parents / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

Germany Recognizes Parentage of Babies Born Via Surrogacy Abroad

In a historic ruling today, Germany’s Supreme Court ruled that the government must recognize the children born via surrogacy in other countries as the legal offspring of German intended parents.…

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December 20, 2014

American Fertility Association / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article

AFA Shines Light on Path2Parenthood at Illuminations NYC

I traveled to New York this week to attend the American Fertility Association’s annual fundraising gala, Illuminations NYC, held Monday, Nov. 3, at The Yale Club of New York. This…

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November 5, 2014

American Bar Association / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Intended Parents

ART for HIV+ Intended Parents is Hot Topic at Professional Conferences

I am fortunate to participate in two great professional conferences, both of which bring together some of the best minds in assisted reproductive technology to share best practices and advance…

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October 20, 2014

Gay Fathers / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Parents

New CA Birth Certificate Law Allows LGBT Parents to Identify as Mother, Father, Parent

Effective Jan. 1, 2016, birth certificates of babies born in California will no longer identify a mother and father but will instead use the gender-neutral term “parent”

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September 25, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Intended Parents / Parentage Orders / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

Surrogacy Cases Gone Wrong in International Media

A number of high-profile cases of malfeasance or unethical activity related to international surrogacy have recently made headlines worldwide, fueling negative misconceptions.

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August 21, 2014

Photo Courtesy of Bobbie Thomas

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Bobbie Thomas Brings Her IVF Experience to the BUZZ

Thomas made the decision to use her highly visible Today Show podium as a way to get the topic out in the open and potentially make others undergoing fertility treatment feel more comfortable and less alone in the process.

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August 15, 2014

Family Law / Fertility Law / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

Thailand Closes Shop on Foreign Surrogacy Business

Earlier this month, the Thai military government conducted an audit of the nation’s in vitro fertilization and surrogacy agencies, a review that ultimately led to what by all reports was a virtual shutdown of the industry in Thailand.

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August 1, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Egg Donation Information / Fertility Law / Fertility Services / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

New Hampshire Passes New, Improved Surrogacy Law

New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan earlier this month signed SB 353, effective immediately, to bring New Hampshire’s existing surrogacy law up to speed with technological advances in ART and with nationwide best practices.

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July 25, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / Fertility Services / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

International Surrogacy Can Be Risky Business for Intended Parents, Surrogates

ABC report calls out Planet Hospital, a U.S.-based surrogacy brokerage offering surrogacy services in Cancun, Mexico, for allegedly shady practices.

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July 18, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Parentage Orders / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

Spain Orders Consulates to Recognize Citizenship of Spanish Babies from Foreign Surrogacies

In the wake of the June 26 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights on two French cases, the Spanish ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs are ordering their consulates to reinstate registrations of children born via surrogacy to Spanish intended parents in countries where surrogacy is legal.

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July 14, 2014

IFLG / Intended Parents / Parentage Orders / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

France & 46 Other Member Nations Must Recognize Parentage in Foreign Surrogate Births, EU Court Rules

In a groundbreaking decision June 26, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in two cases that France must recognize the parental relationship of parents who have genetically related children via surrogacy in other countries.

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June 30, 2014

Fertility Law / Gay Fathers / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

SURROGACY 101

Surrogacy and parental establishment laws vary dramatically from state to state and from country to country.

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June 6, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article

Cincinnati Archdiocese: ART Families Need Not Apply

In June 2013 an Ohio jury found the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati guilty of discrimination against an unmarried computer technology teacher, Christa Dias, who became pregnant and had a child via in vitro fertilization.

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May 2, 2014

Adoption / Intended Parents / Marriage Equality / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Legal Recognition of Ohio Same-Sex Parents on Hold

U.S. district court broke down another barrier to same-sex marriage in a crucial ruling for same-sex parents in Ohio who have out-of-state adoption degrees.

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April 23, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

Melissa Harris-Perry Raises Profile of ART

Earlier this year, popular MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry put a very public face on assisted reproductive technology with the announcement that she and husband James Perry were new parents of a baby girl.

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April 18, 2014

Intended Parents / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

Louisiana Surrogacy Bill Advances from Bad to Worse

HB 187 places severe restrictions on what kind of surrogacy is allowed and what kind of intended parents are allowed to participate.

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April 15, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

EU Denies Paid Leave for New Moms Via Surrogacy; U.K. Does Opposite

A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice denied the claims of two mothers via surrogacy who had petitioned their employers for maternity leave.

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March 26, 2014

Family Law / Fertility Law / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Parentage Orders / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

U.K. Case Shows Unintended Consequences of DIY Surrogacy

A do-it-yourself insemination of a surrogate can lead to a host of unintended and unfortunate legal consequences—as one recent U.K. court case shows.

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March 24, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article / Scientific Discovery

Spermbots and Nanoparticles Offer High-Tech Infertility Solutions

An exciting new technology offers the promise of diagnosing mysterious and rare causes of infertility by using nanoparticles to penetrate sperm.

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March 11, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article

ART Professionals Aim to Reduce Multiple Births

Although the number of babies per IVF birth has dropped, today most of those multiples are twins. The next goal of professionals in the field is to reduce the number of twins.

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February 25, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / Gay Fathers / IFLG / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

Gay Israeli Parents Trapped Overseas by Obsolete Laws

Some 65 babies born or about to be born and their gay intended parents are trapped in a kind of legal limbo in Thailand, where the surrogate mothers reside.

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January 27, 2014

American Fertility Association / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / Fertility Services / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article

Fertility Doctors Seek to Reduce Twin Births from IVF

The Today Show, as part of a series on ART, recently highlighted technological improvements that have resulted in fewer births of triplets and higher multiples and, increasingly, fewer births of twins.

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December 11, 2013

Adoption / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / Fertility Law / IFLG / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

Are Single Dads Sexier?

Growing Generations, surrogacy and egg donation agency, was featured recently in an article in DuJour Magazine about the growing numbers of single men choosing to become parents via surrogacy.

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December 9, 2013

Adoption / American Bar Association / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / Fertility Services / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Rich Vaughn Article

AAARTA Conference Offers Global Perspective on ART Law

Earlier this month I attended the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys (AAARTA) and American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Mid-Year Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. The conference, entitled “A…

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November 20, 2013

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / Intended Parents / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article

Change in China’s One-Child Policy Likely Means More ART Babies

With the relaxing of China's one-child policy, the number of Chinese intended parents coming to the U.S. to create families via assisted reproductive technology is likely to increase.

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November 15, 2013

American Fertility Association / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article

AFA Offers Fertility Resources to Members of Armed Services

AFA’s recent initiative to help members of the U.S. armed forces and their families by providing information and resources and providing discounted infertility treatment and preservation services to service members.

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November 11, 2013

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents

Hurricane “Sandy Saves” Demonstrate Compassion at Heart of Fertility Industry

This amazing story about fertility professionals who went above and beyond to salvage the hopes and dreams of intended parents really hits home.

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October 29, 2013

Fertility Law / Fertility Services / IFLG / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Same Sex Parents

New California Law Gives LGBT Couples Equal Access to Infertility Insurance

A California bill recently signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, AB 460, clarifies language and clears up confusion around whether gay and lesbian intended parents are entitled to insurance coverage for infertility treatment.

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October 28, 2013

Egg Donation Information / Fertility Services / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents

New Egg Donation Study Offers Good News for Intended Parents

More and more women are becoming moms via egg donation over the past decade, with significantly improved outcomes, as reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s annual meeting in Boston

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October 24, 2013

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

U.S. Fertility Rates Unchanged by Delayed Marriage and Childbirth

Despite the fact that more women are putting off marriage and childbirth until later in life, U.S. fertility rates haven’t changed significantly over the past 20 years

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September 21, 2013

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News / Uncategorized

Delaware Passes Gestational Carrier Agreement Act

Delaware law now authorizes such agreements and establishes clear standards and procedures for defining the relationship of parent and child resulting from gestational surrogacy

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September 12, 2013

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Biological Time Clock / Family Law / Fertility Law / Fertility Services / Gay Fathers / IFLG / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

Partner Agency Serves Growing Number of Single Dads

Restrictions on surrogate compensation make family formation via assisted reproductive technology (“ART”) a challenge for many single men. In India and Ukraine, two of the few countries where commercial surrogacy is allowed, single men are excluded.

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August 31, 2013