Nineteen U.S. states have enacted laws that require insurance companies to offer coverage for in vitro fertilization and other types of fertility treatments—a ray of hope for individuals for whom the high costs of assisted [...]
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Just in time for a hopeful New Year, the airwaves are full of the story of the beautiful baby girl born in October from an embryo created and frozen a record-setting 27 years ago. But, while embryo donation offers intended [...]
Wed 2 Dec, 2020
U.K. Ends Ban on Egg, Sperm Export for Surrogacy in U.S.
The path to parenthood just got a little smoother for U.K. intended parents planning surrogacy in the United States: The U.K. agency regulating assisted reproduction has agreed to overturn a rule that essentially prevented [...]
It’s hard to believe it has been eight months since the first time we wrote about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international intended parents planning surrogacy in the United States. The bad news, of course, is [...]
Wed 18 Nov, 2020
COVID-19 TRAVEL UPDATE: for International Intended Parents
San Diego Fertility Center’s Richard Westoby talks to IFLG’s Rich Vaughn about updates in the process of traveling into the US from Europe during the time of COVID-19 pandemic. Planning is STILL key. No one [...]
Mon 16 Nov, 2020
Is Egg Donor Anonymity A Thing of the Past?
As growing numbers of babies born through the use of sperm and egg donation reach adulthood, a “donor conceived” movement, advocating for the right of donor-conceived people to know about their biological origins, has [...]