08 May 2020 Covid-19 Info for UK LGBTQ Intended Parents Planning Surrogacy in US
I am honored to participate in TwoDads.U.K’s COVID-19 Support Sessions on Instagram TV with an April 23 interview entitled “Travel Bans during a US Surrogacy journey.” TwoDads.U.K. is a parenting and surrogacy advocacy group for same-sex parents in the UK. In the interview, TwoDadsU.K. hosts Michael...
05 May 2020 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 covid-19 pandemic hit, and I’m happy to report that, so far, we have been successful in...
01 May 2020 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 As we reported last summer, UK surrogacy laws, written in the 1980s, are outdated and pose significant legal obstacles for infertile couples and same-sex couples who opt to become...
14 Apr 2020 US Surrogacy 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 As we reported last summer, UK surrogacy laws, written in the 1980s, are outdated and pose significant legal obstacles for infertile couples and same-sex couples who opt to become...
29 Mar 2020 UK Asks Intended Parents to 'Avoid Becoming Pregnant' During COVID-19 Pandemic
British and European reproductive health experts are advising those undertaking fertility treatments to "avoid becoming pregnant" during the COVID-19 pandemic, as numbers of infections mount and health resources are stretched to the limit. Guidance issued March 18 by the British Fertility Society (BFS) and the Association...
02 Aug 2019 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 only denied citizenship to the children of married U.S. citizens, they are applying the law...
25 Jun 2019 Commission Takes First Steps Toward Ending UK Surrogacy Ban
Great news out of the UK! The UK Law Commission—the body that reviews outdated laws and recommends revisions to the UK government—has made provisional recommendations for reforming the United Kingdom’s surrogacy and parentage/citizenship regulations to better protect the rights of families created via assisted reproductive...