For many of us, the New Year is a time to pause a moment, to count our blessings and to look back at past achievements. Each year, advances in assisted reproductive technology make it safer, more reliable, more cost-effective [...]
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, their families would have [...]
Mon 6 Nov, 2017
What to Do With Abandoned Embryos
The problem began decades ago, in the late 1970s, as soon as the first babies created via the then-new technology of in vitro fertilization began to be born. It drew little notice for many years, growing slowly and steadily [...]
We at IFLG mourn the passing of Edith Windsor, the courageous woman whose demand that her government treat her and her marriage with fairness brought down the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and paved the way for marriage [...]
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 as heterosexual couples seemed like a far-away dream [...].
Thu 10 Aug, 2017
First LGBT Love, Then Same-Sex Marriage
Seedling Quarterly, Issue 10, August 2017, “First LGBT Love, Then Same-Sex Marriage…But Where’s the Best State to Fill the Baby Carriage? Navigating the Legal Maze for LGBT Intended Parents and Surrogacy,” by [...]