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Should 'Social Surrogacy' Be Permitted? Above the LawJanelle DoddNovember 17, 2022BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility, agency, surrogacy agency, attorney, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, lgbtq, social surrogacy, choice, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogates, Gestational Surrogate, gestational, gestation, GestationalCarrier, Gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, gestational carrier, Gestational Carrier, Gestational Carriers, gestational carriers, SEEDS, Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, donation, egg, eggs, sperm, embryo, embryos, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, SEEDS Standards Committee, Creative Family Connections, Diane Hinson, intended parent, intended parents, agency screening, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinologists, fertility doctor, fertility doctors, pregnancy, reproductive freedom, reproductive choice, Ashley Old, surrogate choice, embryo transfer, Utah, California, Washington, Colorado, new jersey, New York, State statute, State statutes, state statute, state statutes
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Watching the babies that I Carried Grow Intended ParentsGuest UserNovember 15, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, carried, grow, babies, pregnancy, intended parents, updates, pictures, birth, labor, pregnant, watch, family
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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+
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