Read more about the article LGBTQ Couples Fight for Reproductive Healthcare Benefits
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LGBTQ Couples Fight for Reproductive Healthcare Benefits

As a growing number of same-sex couples turn to assisted reproductive technology (ART) to create their families, many are disheartened to find disparities in reproductive healthcare benefits provided by employers and insurers compared to their heterosexual counterparts. In many cases, LGBTQ couples are being denied fertility benefits, because they don’t fit into an antiquated mold of traditional male and female gender roles.

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February 6, 2024
Read more about the article Fertility Insurance Laws Defray Costs of Assisted Reproduction But Exclude Gay Men
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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
Read more about the article Pride Month Panel: Family Building with Assisted Reproduction for LGBTQ People
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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
Read more about the article LGBTQ Intended Parents Juggle COVID-19 Travel Bans, Birth Plan Disruptions
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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
Read more about the article Surrogacy Education Down Under Kicks Off IFLG’s 2020 Travel Plans
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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
Read more about the article Surrogacy Bans Coming Down in Netherlands, Michigan, New York
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Surrogacy Bans Coming Down in Netherlands, Michigan, New York

Colleagues in Netherlands celebrated this week the news that at least two Dutch IVF clinics plan to open their doors in 2019 to same-sex couples who want to become parents…

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November 18, 2018
Read more about the article NAPHSIS Identity Documents Panel Informs Vital Records Agencies, ART Attorneys
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NAPHSIS Identity Documents Panel Informs Vital Records Agencies, ART Attorneys

The identity documents required to establish parentage in California, where your baby was born via egg donation and surrogacy, may be different than what you will need if you move…

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November 15, 2018
Read more about the article Washington Legalizes Compensated Surrogacy
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Washington Legalizes Compensated Surrogacy

­­Congratulations to Washington State, which just became the first state to enact UPA 2017, the updated Uniform Parentage Act for use by U.S. states as uniform legislation for parentage laws,…

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March 6, 2018
Read more about the article Same-Sex Parents Sue State Department Over Genetics-Based Denial of Citizenship
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Same-Sex Parents Sue State Department Over Genetics-Based Denial of Citizenship

The headlines have been full recently of the stories of two same-sex couples, one parents of twins, the other parents of sibling daughters, both suing the U.S. State Department in…

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January 25, 2018
Read more about the article 2nd Parent Adoption Still Gold Standard to Secure LGBT Parental Rights
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2nd Parent Adoption Still Gold Standard to Secure LGBT Parental Rights

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,…

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November 17, 2017
Read more about the article Sharing Promise of ART with LGBT China
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Sharing Promise of ART with LGBT China

I have the great honor of traveling next week to China and Japan to talk to members of the LGBT communities there about assisted reproductive technology and the legal considerations…

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June 9, 2017
Read more about the article Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Barrier for Married Lesbian Parents
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Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Barrier for Married Lesbian Parents

The wheels of progress turn slowly, and in some parts of the world, leaders stand on the brakes, bring it to a screeching halt, then do their best to roll…

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February 17, 2017
Read more about the article New Global Health Standards Redefine ‘Infertility’ to Include LGBT Intended Parents
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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
Read more about the article Presentations Aim to Advance Field of ART Law
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Presentations Aim to Advance Field of ART Law

The past several weeks have been a whirlwind of speaking engagements for me, primarily for the purpose of educating lawyers and sharing the knowledge and skills I’ve gained in the…

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October 13, 2016
Read more about the article New Law Protects California Intended Parents from Discrimination in Other States
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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
Read more about the article Reciprocal Not Necessarily Equal in Reciprocal IVF
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Reciprocal Not Necessarily Equal in Reciprocal IVF

Reciprocal IVF (in vitro fertilization) often is chosen by lesbian couples who want to have a child together. In a typical reciprocal IVF scenario, one partner provides the eggs, the…

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January 12, 2016
Read more about the article Texas Birth Certificates to List 2 Moms, 2 Dads
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Texas Birth Certificates to List 2 Moms, 2 Dads

The Texas Department of State Health Services made headlines last month when it revealed in a court filing that it would begin allowing same-sex parents’ names on children’s birth certificates—although…

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September 29, 2015
Read more about the article Even If Kim Davis Issues Marriage License, LGBT Intended Parents Need Court Order Granting Parental Rights
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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
Read more about the article Spain Orders Consulates to Recognize Citizenship of Spanish Babies from Foreign Surrogacies
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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
Read more about the article Kansas High Court Puts Child’s Best Interests Ahead of State in Sperm Donor Parentage Case
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Kansas High Court Puts Child’s Best Interests Ahead of State in Sperm Donor Parentage Case

New developments in the case of the Kansas sperm donor who, despite the fact he had no relationship or contact with the child conceived as a result of his genetic contribution, was ruled by a Kansas court to be the child’s father.

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June 23, 2014
Read more about the article Denial of ‘Second Parent’ Adoption Puts Same-Sex Couples Parental Rights in Jeopardy
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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 child.

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February 7, 2014
Read more about the article New California Law Gives LGBT Couples Equal Access to Infertility Insurance
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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