Deciding between adoption and surrogacy Deciding between adoption and surrogacy Read More LGBTQJanelle DoddAugust 20, 2024bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, adoption, surrogacy, growing families, growing families through surrogacy, surrogacy process, medical qualification, medical clearance, medical care, medically healthy, genetics, embryo donor, egg donor, sperm donor, donor sperm, donor egg, donor embryo, Gestational Surrogate, Gestational carrier, Gestational Surrogacy, birth mother, birth parent, screening, surrogacy screening, screening process, surrogate screening, surrogate psych screening, screening requirements, prenatal care, pregnancy, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy matching, matching process, legal agreement, legal contract, open adoption, limited contact adoption, intended parents, intended parent, surrogate, surrogates, relationship with gestational carrier, relationship with surrogate, Relationship with International IPs, Relationship with Gestational Carrier, relationship with intended parents, relationship between surrogate and intended parents, surrogacy cost, cost of surrogacy, surrogate compensation, compensation for surrogacy, adoption cost, cost of adoption, adoption arrangement, family law, family attorney, tax credit, federal tax credit, legal process, legal process of surrogacy, consultation, free consultation
A Glossary of Terms for a Surrogacy Journey SurrogatesJanelle DoddMay 28, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, podcast, surrogacy podcast, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want to Put a Baby in You podcast, Ellen Trachman, Jennifer White, Jenn White, cohost, cohosts, Venus Rising, Venus Rising podcast, donor conceived, IVF, in vitro fertilization, IUI, intrauterine insemination, egg retrieval, Stop. Sit. Surrogate., Stop. Sit. Surrogate. podcast, The Fertility Podcast, Fertility Cafe, fertility podcast, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinologists, embryo donation, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donor, egg donor, sperm donor, All About Fertility Podcast, fertility journey, artificial insemination, iTunes, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Patreon, podcast host, podcast hosts, birth control pills, birth control, oral contraceptive, beta test, pregnancy test, hcg, hcg level, donor egg, donor eggs, embryo transfer, estradiol, frozen embryo transfer, frozen embryo, FET, intended father, intended mother, miscarriage, OB, obstetrician, progesterone, pre-birth order, PBO, pregnant, pregnancy, PIO, progesterone in oil, subchorionic hemorrhage, subcutaneous injection, IVF medication, ultrasound, vaginal birth after c-section, VBAC
Learn About Surrogacy Through Podcasts Industry NewsJanelle DoddMay 14, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, podcast, surrogacy podcast, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want to Put a Baby in You podcast, Ellen Trachman, Jennifer White, Jenn White, cohost, cohosts, Venus Rising, Venus Rising podcast, donor conceived, IVF, in vitro fertilization, IUI, intrauterine insemination, egg retrieval, Stop. Sit. Surrogate., Stop. Sit. Surrogate. podcast, The Fertility Podcast, Fertility Cafe, fertility podcast, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinologists, embryo donation, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donor, egg donor, sperm donor, All About Fertility Podcast, fertility journey, artificial insemination, iTunes, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Patreon, podcast host, podcast hosts
How Expensive Will Colorado Sperm Be, Come 2025? Above the LawJanelle DoddMay 9, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, donate embryo, embryo donation, egg donor, gamete donor, sperm donor, embryo donor, egg donation, gamete donation, sperm donation, attorney, Colorado, Colorado governor, Governor Jared Polis, CDPHE, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Wild West, DNA test, U.S. Donor Conceived Council, Colorado State Board of Health, ethical surrogacy, ethical gamete donation, known donor, unknown donor, anonymous donor, donor anonymity, donor regulation, gamete regulation, surrogacy agency, surrogacy agencies, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogacy legislation, sperm bank, matching agency, fertility clinic, Nathalie Gamble
Is The Surrogacy Broker Really The Bad Guy? Above the LawJanelle DoddApril 25, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, donate embryo, embryo donation, egg donor, gamete donor, sperm donor, embryo donor, egg donation, gamete donation, sperm donation, attorney, Michigan, Michigan surrogacy law, Michigan Family Protection Act, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, surrogacy broker, surrogacy agency, surrogacy agencies, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogacy legislation, surrogacy in Michigan, Virginia HB110, West Virginia Bill SB 575, surrogacy broker prohibition, Colleen Quinn, Bright Futures Families, Amanda Kinnard-Fuchsgruber, Jennifer White, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, surrogacy journey, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, independent surrogacy journey, illegal surrogacy, decriminalization
The 1980s Called. They Want Their Bigotry Back. Above the LawJanelle DoddApril 11, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, egg donor, gamete donor, sperm donor, embryo donor, egg donation, gamete donation, sperm donation, attorney, US Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, donate embryo, embryo donation, surrogacy journey, FDA, Federal Drug Administration, bigotry, gay sperm donor, bisexual sperm donor, Wall Street Journal, LGBTQIA, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA+, blood donor, blood donation, MSM, prohibited donations, donor bans, blood shortage, tissue donation, tissue donor, donor criteria, screening requirements, screening process, anonymous donor, anonymous sperm donor, anonymous sperm donation, gender-neutral, gay man, gay men, bisexual man, bisexual men, PrEP, HIV, infectious diseases, Canada, Canadian donor restrictions, Canadian donor requirements, AIDS, Dr. Cassandra Roeca, fertility specialist, Shady Grove Fertility, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Sara Kraner, Fairfax Cryobank
Denmark Passes New Pro-Surrogacy Regulations Above the LawJanelle DoddFebruary 15, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, Denmark, Danish government, surrogacy-supportive, parentage, compensated surrogacy, surrogacy for compensation, surrogate compensation, altruism, altruistic surrogacy, noncompensated, noncompensated surrogacy, Europe, European, same-sex intended parents, Colorado, United States, surrogacy-friendly, IWTPABIY, I Want To Put A Baby In You, podcast, human rights, birth certificate, parental rights, European Court of Human Rights, K.K. and Others v. Denmark, Ukraine, Ukranian law, Danish Supreme Court, ECHR, parent-child relationship, nongenetic parent, age of surrogate, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, guardianship
Access To Family Building Bill Looks To Federally Protect IVF Above the LawJanelle DoddFebruary 1, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, Access To Family Building, Access To Family Building Bill, state legislature, senator, representative, state senator, state representative, Tammy Duckworth, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Susan Wild, Congresswoman Susan Wild, reproductive health, assisted reproductive services, fertility treatment, fertilization, unborn child, human fetus, abortion, Oklahoma, Respect for Marriage Act, Justice Thomas, Dobbs, Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Congress, Marriage Protection Act, genetic material, Louisiana, juridical persons, ovum, Right to Build Families Act, Federal Advocacy Day, RESOLVE, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, ASRM, U.S. Senator, United States Senator, US Senator
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Issues Important Win For Parents Using Assisted Reproduction Above the LawJanelle DoddJanuary 18, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Court of Appeals, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, court of appeals, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, legal dispute, contract, legal contract, agreement, written contract, written agreement, consent, designation of embryos, custody, custody dispute, custodial rights, disposition of embryos, offspring, parallel language, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Junior v. Glover, genetic, genetics, genetic connection, dna, nonbiological parent, Nicole Junior, Chanel Glover, marital assumption, nonbirthing parent, Pennsylvania law, Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, AAML, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorney, Philadelphia Legal Assistance, Philadelphia Family Pride, intent-based parentage, CJ v JH, Judge J. King, Helen Casale, same-sex couple
Oregon Supreme Court Rules On Messy Multimillionaire Heir, Egg Donor Case Above the LawJanelle DoddJanuary 11, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, Oregon, Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals, court of appeals, heir, multimillionaire, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, legal dispute, Jordan Schnitzer, philanthropist, Cory Sause, contract, legal contract, agreement, written contract, written agreement, Nudelman, Nudelman agreement, consent, designation of embryos, custody, custody dispute, custodial rights, disposition of embryos, offspring, parallel language, Lehr v. Robertson, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, AAAA, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, ASRM, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, Robin Pope
Colorado Donor-Conceived Person Protection Law Opens Public Comments On Proposed Rules Above the LawJanelle DoddOctober 31, 2023bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy law, surrogacy legislation, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, gestational surrogacy, traditional surrogacy, intended parents, international parents, international surrogacy, gestational surrogate, United States, fertility clinic, fertility clinics, United States surrogacy, surrogacy in the United States, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, IVF, in vitro fertilization, genetic, genetic relation, lawsuit, genetically related parents, genetically related child, DNA, frozen embryo, frozen embryos, IVF treatment, counterfeit IVF treatment, adoption, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want To Put A Baby In You podcast, birth certificate, parents on birth certificate, intended parents names on birth certificate, parents names on birth certificate, family law, family attorney, family court, US Supreme Court. United States Supreme Court, Congress, Supreme Court, United States Congress, US Congress, U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, Colorado, Colorado Donor-Conceived Person Protection Law, donor, donor-conceived, donor conceived donor conceived person, donor-conceived persons, public comments, public comment, written comment, written comments, Zoom, Zoom session, Zoom sessions, legislative process, reproductive law, CDPHE, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, proposed rules, donor anonymity, anonymous donor, gamete donor, sperm donor, egg donor, embryo donor, donation, embryo donation, egg donation, sperm donation, gamete donation, single donor, serial donor, egg retrieval, gamete bank, gamete banks, gamete agency, gamete agencies, sperm bank, sperm banks, anonymous donation, donor identification, donor identity, identification, identity disclosure, medical history, donating gametes, donor limitation, donor regulation
In Unprecedented Ruling, Court Orders Sperm Donor To Stop ... Or Else Above the LawJanelle DoddMay 4, 2023brightfuturesfamilies, assisted reproductive technology, ART, medical technology, infertility, fertility, i want to put a baby in you, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want to Put a Baby in You podcast, attorney, parentage, Sperm, donor sperm, sperm donor, sperm donation, serial sperm donor, serial sperm donation, mass sperm donor, mass donor, mass donation, mass sperm donation, sperm king, sperm kings, Jonathan Jacob Meijer, Dutch, Dutch Ministry of Health, Donorkind Foundation, The Hague, fertility fraud, fertility law, Professor Jody Madeira, Jody Madeira, Andrew Nagel, New York, Israel, Israeli Ministry of Health, New Zealand, Kyle Gordy, California, Jacoba Ballard, Netflix, Netflix documentary, Our Father, Our Father documentary, Donald Cline, Eve Wiley, doctor donor, donor, donor conceived, donor gamete, donor gametes, nongenetic, nongenetic parent, nongenetic parents, nongenetic child, nongenetic intended parent, nongenetically related child, nongenetically related parent, law professor, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+
Jaw-Dropping Lawsuit Filed Against Dutch Serial Sperm Donor Above the LawJanelle DoddApril 6, 2023BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility, fertility clinic, fertility doctor, fertility clinics, fertility doctors, Fertility Doctor sperm donor, attorney, lawsuit, sperm, spermdonor, sperm donor, sperm kings, sperm bank, Sperm Bank, doctor-donor, donor, donor-doctor, donor-conceived, donor conceived, Donor-conceived, donor sperm, blacklisted sperm donor, serial sperm donor, serial sperm donation, mass donor, mass donation, mass sperm donation, mass sperm donor, sperm donation, anonymous sperm donation, donor anonymity, Jonathan Jacob Meijer, genetic, genetic relation, genetics, incest, inbreeding, Dutch, Dutch Ministry of Health, fertility fraud, One Wish, Jody Madeira, Professor Jody Madeira
A Connecticut Court Just Dismissed A Case Against A Doctor Who Secretly Inseminated His Patients With His Own Sperm Above the LawJanelle DoddMarch 9, 2023BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproductive technology Law, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility, attorney, sperm, spermdonor, sperm donor, Sperm Switching, sperm donation, doctor, doctor-donor, donor-doctor, documentary, Netflix documentary, fertility doctor, fertility doctors, Fertility Doctor sperm donor, Our Family documentary, doctor-deceptive conception, donor conceived child, donor-conceived, donor conceived, Donor-conceived, Connecticut, Connecticut Judicial District of Hartford, fertility fraud, federal fertility fraud law, fertility fraud bill, fertility fraud legislation, DNA, DNA Kit, DNA Tests, DNA test, home DNA kit, home DNA test, genetic, genetic relation, genetics, fertility law, fertility lawsuit, wrongful life, indiana, Indiana, Indiana University Bloomington, Maurer School of Law, Jody Madeira, Professor Jody Madeira, law professor, Donald Cline, Ontario Superior Court, Vermont, Colorado, Eve Wiley, Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act
Oklahoma Court Grants Parental Rights To Sperm Donor; Removes Second Mom From Birth Certificate Above the LawJanelle DoddFebruary 23, 2023BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproductive technology, ART, fertility, infertility, attorney, Sperm, spermdonor, sperm, sperm donor, sperm donation, known sperm donor agreement, sperm donation contract, donation, same-sex parents, same-sex, same-sex couple, anonymous donor, anonymous donation, anonymous sperm donors, Anonymous Sperm donors, anonymous sperm donation, anonymous gamete donation, donor anonymity, second-parent adoption, second parent adoption, adoption, adoption law, adoption laws, parentage, parental rights, legal parent, legal parents, legal parentage rights, parenthood, Rebekah Wilson, Kris Williams, Uniform Parentage Act, Noel Tucker, Oklahoma, State of Oklahoma, Idaho, Idaho Supreme Court, Colorado, Connecting Rainbows, Genavieve Jaffe, Gena Jaffe, US Donor Conceived Council, sexual orientation discrimination, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, lgbtq, lgbt parenting, lgbtq family building, family law, family court, family building for gay couples, birth certificate, genetic, genetics, genetic relation, nongenetic parent, nongenetic parents, non-genetically related parents
Historic Meeting Ushers In New Era In US Donor Conception Above the LawJanelle DoddNovember 3, 2022bright futures families, BrightFuturesFamilies, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertile, infertility, donor, donors, donor-doctor, donor sperm, donor conceived person, donor-conceived, donor conceived, Donor-conceived, DonorAnonymity, donor anonymity, US Donor Conceived Council, Egg donor, spermdonor, Donor-conceived Persons and Donor-conceived Persons Protection Act, egg donor, sperm donor, Colorado, Colorado law, California Cryobank, Donor Egg Bank USA, Fairfax Cryobank, Fairfax Eggbank, RESOLVE, Donor Conceived Australia, anonymous, anonymous donor, anonymous sperm donors, Anonymous Sperm donors, anonymous egg donor, anonymous embryo donor, anonymous donation, anonymous egg donation, anonymous sperm donation, anonymous embryo donation, donor eligibility, donor identity disclosure, donor criteria, donor eligibility criteria, embryo, embryos, gametes, agency, clinic, attorney, DNA Kit, DNA, DNA Tests, DNA test, home DNA kit, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+
The Bad News Is That Nonbirthing Moms Now, More Than Ever, Need To Adopt Their Own Children. The Good News Is That At Least Some States Are Making That Easier Above the LawJanelle DoddJune 2, 2022assisted reproductive technology, ART, IVF, In Vitro Fertilization, infertility, Colorado, New Hampshire, California, Maryland, new jersey, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Rights, lgbt parenting, lgbtq family building, parentage, adoption, step-parent adoption, step parent adoption, second-parent adoption, Idaho Supreme Court, Oklahoma, donor-conceived, sperm donor, Marlos Law
Netflix’s 'Our Father' Is A Horror Story Of Legal Failure Above the LawJanelle DoddMay 19, 2022assisted reproductive technology, ART, IVF, In Vitro Fertilization, infertility, Indiana, Vermont, Colorado, donor-conceived, sperm, sperm donor, donor sperm, donor, donor-doctor, donation, anonymous, anonymous donor, medical student, Our Father, Netflix, DNA Kit, DNA, DNA test, home DNA test, Donald Cline, legal, Professor Jody Madeira, fertility fraud, fertility fraud legislation
Colorado Is Poised To Pass A Groundbreaking Donor-Conceived Person Protection Act Above the LawJanelle DoddMay 5, 2022assisted reproductive technology, ART, IVF, In Vitro Fertilization, infertility, Colorado, LGBTQ, lgbtq, Donor-conceived, Colorado Senate, Donor-conceived Persons and Donor-conceived Persons Protection Act, Colorado SB22-224, Sperm, egg, donation, sperm donor, Egg donor, anonymous donor, Genavieve Jaffe, Connecting Rainbows, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, US Donor Conceived Council, Dr. Betsy Cairo, Colorado Cryogam
Vermont Jury Awards History-Making $5.25M To Victim Of Doctor/Sperm ‘Donor’ Above the LawJanelle DoddApril 7, 2022assisted reproductive technology, ART, IVF, In Vitro Fertilization, attorney, sperm, donor, sperm donor, donor sperm, doctor, doctor-donor, DNA, DNA test, home DNA test, United States District Court, Vermont, Dr. John Boyd Coates III, Dr. Coates, Peter Rousseau, Cheryl Rousseau, lawsuit, medical negligence, fraud, battery, informed consent, emotional distress, breach of contract, negligence, reproductive negligence, negligent supervision, Consumer Protection Act, judge, jury, court, fertility fraud, verdict