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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.
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.
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.
Denial of ‘Second Parent’ Adoption Puts Same-Sex Couples Parental Rights in Jeopardy
Earlier this month, in a ruling that rocked the worlds of same-sex couples and attorneys alike, a Brooklyn court denied the non-biological mother of a child born to a married lesbian couple the right to legally adopt her [...]
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.