Assisted Reproductive Technology / Egg donation news / Embryo Donation / Fertility Treatment / In Vitro Fertilization / Rich Vaughn Article / Sperm Donation Information

AI Improves Outcomes, Reduces Costs, in Assisted Reproductive Technology

Exciting new tools are using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve success rates for assisted reproduction technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy, resulting in fewer procedures, lower…

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February 1, 2021

Coronavirus / New York / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Sperm Donation Information

New York Child-Parent Security Act Protects Parental Rights in Sperm Donor Shortage

COVID-19 lockdowns and infection fears have led to drastic shortages at many U.S. sperm banks, sending many lesbians and single women to online forums in a search for sperm donors.…

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January 26, 2021

Coronavirus / Fertility Treatment / Rich Vaughn Article

Eggs Not A COVID-19 Infection Risk in Assisted Reproduction

Eggs, or oocytes, from women who contract COVID-19 are unlikely to become infected with the virus or to infect resulting embryos, according to a recent scientific study. Published in Human…

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January 19, 2021

Covid-19 Webinars / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Agreement / Surrogacy Latest News

COVID-19 Vaccination for Surrogates, Update for Intended Parents

Join Rich Vaughn of International Fertility Law Group, Dr. Said Daneshmand of the San Diego Fertility Center and  Darlene Pinkerton of A Perfect Match surrogacy agency for a discussion on…

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December 30, 2020

Coronavirus / Fertility Treatment / Intended Parents

Reproductive Medical Doctors Advise COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Women

In this pandemic season of uncertainty and fear, images from around the world of the first health care workers and elderly people being vaccinated has brought hope to many hearts…

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December 28, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / Fertility Treatment / Infertility / Insurance / LGBT Parents Information / New York / Same Sex Parents

Fertility Insurance Laws Defray Costs of Assisted Reproduction But Exclude Gay Men

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…

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December 23, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Cryopreservation / Embryo Donation / Fertility Treatment / Frozen Embryos / Infertility / LGBT Parents Information

Baby Born from 27-Year-Old Donated Embryo Offers Another Path to Parenthood

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…

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December 9, 2020

Coronavirus / Egg donation news / Foreign Surrogacy / International Surrogacy / Sperm Donation Information

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…

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December 2, 2020

Coronavirus / International Surrogacy

U.S. Surrogacy During COVID-19: Update for International Intended Parents

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…

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November 24, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Coronavirus / Covid-19 Videos / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Surrogacy Latest News / Videos

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…

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November 18, 2020

Egg donation news / IFLG / Reproductive Laws

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…

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November 16, 2020

Cryopreservation / New York Surrogacy Law / Rich Vaughn Article / Sperm Donation Information

Is Sperm Donor Anonymity a Thing of the Past?

DNA testing, ancestry websites and new laws mean sperm donor anonymity is no longer guaranteed. IFLG explains changes in sperm donation law.

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October 30, 2020

IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Agreement

Fertility 101 – Surrogacy & IVF

Fertility lawyer Rich Vaughn of International Fertility Law Group discusses the legal objectives and arrangements involved with establishing Parental Rights when utilizing assisted reproductive technology as an option towards the dream of becoming parents. Contact IFLG to learn about how we help parents via IVF establish Parental Rights.

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October 20, 2020

2020 Election / Abortion Law / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Cryopreservation / Embryo Disposition Agreement / Fertility Treatment / Frozen Embryos / In Vitro Fertilization / IVF / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article

Barrett Confirmation Could Pose Threat to In Vitro Fertilization

Barrett confirmation to Supreme Court poses a threat to in vitro fertilization (IVF). IFLG calls on Senators to protect reproductive rights. While advocates for reproductive freedom brace for an assault on abortion rights with the potential confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, fertility professionals fear that access to common infertility treatment such as in vitro fertilization, or IVF, might also be in jeopardy.

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October 15, 2020

2020 Election / LGBT Parents Information / Marriage Equality / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Is Same-Sex Marriage at Risk in Supreme Court? 5 Things LGBTQ Families Should Know

As the U.S. Supreme Court reconvened last week for the first time since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A.…

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October 12, 2020

IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Agreement

Fatherhood for Gay Men Through Surrogacy Legal Musts and Must-Nots

Watch Rich Vaughn of International Fertility Law Group as he discusses the legal musts and must-nots during his participation in this informative webinar led by leading fertility specialist and advocate for LGBTQ families, Dr. John Norian, in which he discusses 'fatherhood for gay men through surrogacy'.

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September 29, 2020

American Bar Association / Coronavirus / Covid-19 Webinars / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Agreement / Surrogacy Latest News

Surrogacy During COVID-19 Update for Intended Parents, Surrogates and Donors

Join Rich Vaughn of International Fertility Law Group and surrogacy professionals from all over the U.S. for the latest in a series of webinar discussions about the impacts and challenges…

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August 15, 2020

American Bar Association / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Foreign Surrogacy / Gay Fathers / IFLG / International Surrogacy / LGBT News / LGBT Parents Information / Marriage Equality / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Federal Court Rules Gay Dads’ Baby Born Via Surrogacy Abroad Is U.S. Citizen

A federal court has ruled, once again, that the child of a legally married gay couple, born via surrogacy abroad, is a U.S. citizen and has been since her 2019 birth—refuting the Trump administration’s continuing policy of defining her and other similar surrogate births to LGBTQ parents as “out of wedlock.”

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July 3, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Coronavirus / Covid-19 Webinars / Gay Fathers / Intended Parents / LGBT Parents Information / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

Pride Month Panel: Family Building with Assisted Reproduction for LGBTQ People

Yesterday I participated in the second weekly national webinar for surrogacy professionals, convened by the American Bar Association and SEEDS (Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy). The webinars have been a great forum for fertility lawyers, reproductive healthcare providers, surrogacy and donor agencies and non-profit advocacy organizations from all over the U.S. to share information about current conditions and issues of concern to our clients and stakeholders.

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July 1, 2020

2020 Election / IFLG

Time for Equal Justice Under the Law

As managing partner in what is effectively a small business serving the public, I always consider carefully when and how much to post about politics or controversies that are outside…

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June 8, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Coronavirus / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Surrogacy Latest News / Videos

Covid-19 Travel Update for International Intended Parents: Building New Pathways

Travel Issues for International Intended Parents and Babies Born to U.S. Surrogates During Covid-19:  Building New Pathways Where None Existed Before Our IFLG team has been working non-stop since the…

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May 5, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Coronavirus / Covid-19 Videos / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Surrogacy Latest News / Videos

COVID-19 Travel Update for International Intended Parents

Join assisted reproductive technology attorneys Rich Vaughn and Molly O’Brien of International Fertility Law Group as they share information and advice for international intended parents planning to travel for the…

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May 4, 2020

Coronavirus / Covid-19 Videos / Covid-19 Webinars / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Surrogacy Latest News

Surrogacy in the US for UK Intended Parents: Covid-19 Update

Every year thousands of UK intended parents travel to other countries to create families via surrogacy. As we reported last summer, UK surrogacy laws, written in the 1980s, are outdated…

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May 1, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Coronavirus / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / New York / Rich Vaughn Article

U.S. Must Help International Intended Parents, Babies Stranded by Covid-19

As the coronavirus covid-19 crisis wears on, the dilemma of intended parents from other countries planning to have babies through surrogacy in the United States has made for compelling headlines:…

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April 20, 2020

Coronavirus / Covid-19 Webinars / Foreign Surrogacy / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / New York / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Agreement / Surrogacy Latest News

Surrogacy Professionals Coronavirus COVID-19 Update for Intended Parents, Surrogates

Yesterday I participated in the second weekly national webinar for surrogacy professionals, convened by the American Bar Association and SEEDS (Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy). The webinars have been a great forum for fertility lawyers, reproductive healthcare providers, surrogacy and donor agencies and non-profit advocacy organizations from all over the U.S. to share information about current conditions and issues of concern to our clients and stakeholders.

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April 13, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Coronavirus / Covid-19 Videos / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Surrogacy Latest News / Videos

International Intended Parents: COVID-19 Travel Advice for US Surrogacy, Birth

Join assisted reproductive technology attorneys Rich Vaughn and Molly O’Brien of International Fertility Law Group as they share information and advice for international intended parents planning to travel for the…

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April 8, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Coronavirus / Covid-19 Videos / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Surrogacy Latest News / Videos

International Intended Parents: Getting Home with Your Baby During COVID-19

Join assisted reproductive technology attorneys Rich Vaughn and Molly O’Brien of International Fertility Law Group as they share information and advice for international intended parents planning to travel for the…

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April 8, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Coronavirus / Foreign Surrogacy / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / Surrogacy Latest News

ART Attorneys Urge Emergency Action on Newborn Passports During COVID-18 Crisis

Among the many challenges intended parents are facing during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is the difficulty in obtaining newborn passports enabling them to take their babies born via surrogacy in…

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April 3, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Health Policy / New York / New York Surrogacy Law / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Agreement

New York Ends Surrogacy Ban, Enacts Surrogate Bill of Rights

The New York state legislature passed today a landmark bill that will end New York’s three-decade ban on compensated surrogacy, establishing a surrogate bill of rights and streamlining the parental…

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April 2, 2020

Coronavirus / Egg Donation Information / Gay Fathers / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / LGBT Parents Information / Surrogacy Latest News

LGBTQ Intended Parents Juggle COVID-19 Travel Bans, Birth Plan Disruptions

As intended parents, donors and surrogates all over the world are postponing procedures, cancelling appointments, and juggling last-minute changes to travel and birthing plans due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic,…

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March 28, 2020

Coronavirus / Covid-19 Webinars / Foreign Surrogacy / Intended Parents / International Surrogacy / New York / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Agreement / Surrogacy Latest News

COVID-19 Pandemic Forces Intended Parents to Delay Surrogacy

Yesterday I participated in the second weekly national webinar for surrogacy professionals, convened by the American Bar Association and SEEDS (Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy). The webinars have been a great forum for fertility lawyers, reproductive healthcare providers, surrogacy and donor agencies and non-profit advocacy organizations from all over the U.S. to share information about current conditions and issues of concern to our clients and stakeholders.

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March 27, 2020

Fertility Law / New York / New York Surrogacy Law / Reproductive Laws / Surrogacy Latest News

Worried Surrogacy Is Exploitative? Try Talking to A Surrogate!

As sometimes happens, I had one of those days recently during which events seemed to highlight for me some of the most critical issues in the field of assisted reproductive…

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March 10, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / LGBT News / LGBT Parents Information / Marriage Equality / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Swiss Voters Reject Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination

Earlier this month the people of Switzerland voted by a surprisingly wide margin to make it illegal to discriminate publicly based on a person’s sexual orientation. The 63 percent to…

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February 21, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / LGBT Parents Information / New York / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News / Uncategorized

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

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Egg Donation Information / Foreign Surrogacy / IFLG / International Surrogacy / LGBT Parents Information / New York / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

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

Cryopreservation / Fertility Services / Insurance / LGBT News / LGBT Parents Information

New Jersey Requires Insurers to Cover Fertility Preservation

New Jersey advocates for reproductive health are celebrating the recent passage of S2 133, a fertility preservation statute signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on January 13, according to…

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January 27, 2020

2020 Election / Adoption / LGBT News / LGBT Parents Information / Marriage Equality / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Tennessee Adoption Law Among Surge of Discriminatory New ‘Religious Liberty’ Laws

Tennessee legislators passed a law this month that allows faith-based adoption and foster agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ people without jeopardizing their public funding. Governor Bill Lee has said he…

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January 20, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Treatment / New York / Reproductive Laws / Scientific Discovery / Surrogacy Agreement / Surrogacy Latest News

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

Assisted Reproductive Technology / LGBT News / New York / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Agreement / Surrogacy Latest News

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 Article

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

Abortion Law / Fertility Law / Health Policy / Reproductive Laws

Georgia Abortion Ban Is Latest to Face Federal Court Challenge

Earlier this month a federal judge temporarily blocked a Georgia law that would effectively ban abortion in the state, the latest volley in an onslaught of new state laws designed…

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November 1, 2019

Assisted Reproductive Technology / LGBT News / LGBT Parents Information / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

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

IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / International Surrogacy / IVF

France Takes Another Step to Legalize IVF for Lesbians

The French lower legislative body, the National Assembly, voted today in favor of a law that would legalize in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies for single women…

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October 15, 2019

Foreign Surrogacy / International Surrogacy / LGBT Parents Information / Same Sex Parents

France Recognizes Intended Parents After 19 Years of Litigation

After 19 years of court battles and legal ups and downs, the French Court of Final Appeal has recognized Sylvie and Dominique Mennesson as the legal parents of their twin…

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October 9, 2019

Foreign Surrogacy / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News

Slow-Moving Irish ART Law Reform Would Severely Limit Surrogacy

Ireland, the traditionally Catholic country where surrogacy has existed for decades in a legal limbo, with no laws on the books, is slow-walking a badly needed overhaul of its reproductive…

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October 3, 2019

IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Infertility / International Surrogacy / IVF / LGBT News / Reproductive Laws / Same Sex Parents

France Legalizes IVF for Lesbians, Single Women

In a partial but powerful advance in the movement for reproductive freedom in France, French President Emmanuel Macron’s government last month drafted a new bioethics law that would legalize in…

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August 30, 2019

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Biological Time Clock / Cryopreservation / Embryo Disposition Agreement / Fertility Services / Fertility Treatment / Frozen Embryos / In Vitro Fertilization / IVF / Reproductive Laws

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

American Bar Association / Foreign Surrogacy / Gay Fathers / International Surrogacy / LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Children Born Abroad Via Surrogacy Denied U.S. Citizenship

The conflict and division surrounding immigration in the United States have spread beyond border crossings and asylum claims. Based on a narrow interpretation of existing law, U.S. authorities have not…

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August 2, 2019

Fertility Treatment / Infertility / Rich Vaughn Article / Scientific Discovery

1st U.S. Birth Via Uterine Transplant Offers New infertility Treatment Option

U.S. fertility specialists and reproductive advocates are celebrating the June birth of the first healthy baby delivered in the United States following a successful uterine transplant from a deceased donor.…

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July 22, 2019

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

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