Looking Back: My 3 Surrogacy Journeys, 2 Sets of Parents, and How I Feel Now Callie chats about her three very different journeys Read More SurrogatesJanelle DoddJuly 23, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, hormone injections, same sex parents, sibling journey, LGBTQ intended parents, experienced surrogate, three time surrogate, surrogacy agency support, agency support
The difference between egg donation and gestational surrogacy Industry NewsJanelle DoddJuly 9, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, genetic relation, embryo, genetic parent, genetic child, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, genetic connection, fertility doctor, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, ovarian stimulation, hormone injections, egg production, egg retrieval
My partner and I both want to have a genetic relationship to our children - any advice? LGBTQJanelle DoddJune 25, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, independent surrogacy journey, concierge, concierge services, free consultation, consult, surrogacy process, LGBTQ, same sex parenting, genetic relation, embryo, genetic parent, genetic child, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, genetic connection, fertility doctor, fertility clinic, RE, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinology, ASRM, ASRM guidelines, embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, twin pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, multiples pregnancy, singleton pregnancy, NICU, embryo splitting, fetus, multiple fetuses
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
LGBTQ Families: Two Embryos or One? LGBTQJanelle DoddApril 30, 2024Bright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, surrogacy agency, ivf, in vitro fertilization, fertility, fertility clinic, infertility, ip, ips, gc, gcs, assisted reproductive technology, ART, surrogacy statistics, statistic, statistics, lgbtq, reproductive endocrinologist, embryo, embryos, twins, multiples pregnancy, twin pregnancy, medical professional, multiple embryos, multiple embryo transfer, embryo split, medical risk
Statistics in Surrogacy Intended ParentsJanelle DoddApril 16, 2024Bright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, becoming a surrogate, become a gestational surrogate, becoming a gestational surrogate, become a gestational carrier, becoming a gestational carrier, surrogacy agency, ivf, in vitro fertilization, fertility, fertility clinic, infertility, ip, ips, gc, gcs, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, assisted reproductive technology, ART, surrogacy statistics, statistic, statistics
5 Things I Learned from Being a Gestational Carrier SurrogatesAmanda Kinnard-FuchsgruberApril 2, 2024Bright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, becoming a surrogate, become a gestational surrogate, becoming a gestational surrogate, become a gestational carrier, becoming a gestational carrier, independent surrogacy journey, surrogacy agency, surrogate support, support for surrogate, support system, support during pregnancy, support during surrogacy, ivf, in vitro fertilization, uterus, fertility, fertility clinic, infertility, pump, breast milk, pumping breast milk, ip, ips, gc, gcs, maternal fetal medicine doctor, lesson learned, lessons learned, surrogate story, surrogate experience, surrogacy story, surrogacy experience, my surrogacy journey, my surrogacy experience, experienced surrogate
Did The New Alabama IVF Protection Law Fix The State's Embryo Problem? Above The LawJanelle DoddMarch 14, 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, attorney, Alabama, Alabama Legislature, Supreme Court of Alabama, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Kay Ivey, IVF protection bill, children, Alabama Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, destroyed, wrongful death, extrauterine unborn children, Europe, European, fertility clinic, cryogenic nursery, frozen embryos, negligence, emotional distress, damages, embryonic children, loss of human life, claims, court claim, court case, trial, jury, zone of danger, emotional injury, physical injury, law professor, Dov Fox, judicial system, reproductive negligence, manslaughter, Alabama Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Parker, personhood, IVF, in vitro fertilization, ethics, ethical issues, ethical standards, Australia, New Zealand, law attorney, Sarah Jefford, Australia’s Prohibition on Human Cloning, Australian legislation, Australian law, US Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, Iron Bowl State, Kate Shaw, podcast, Strict Scrutiny, Constitution’s Establishment Clause, federal, abortion drug, mifepristone, fetal personhood, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Alabama state legislature, U.S. Donor Conceived Council, USDCC Vice President Tyler Levy Sniff, donate embryo, embryo donation, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, Federal Advocacy Day, Access to Family Building Act, blanket immunity, Birth Rights and Wrongs: How Medicine and Technology are Remaking Reproduction and the Law, Professor Jill Wieber Lens
5 Things You Should Know About The Alabama Declaration That Embryos Are People Above The LawJanelle DoddFebruary 29, 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, attorney, Alabama, Saturday Night Live, social media, memes, Supreme Court of Alabama children, Alabama Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, destroyed, wrongful death, extrauterine unborn children, children, Europe, European, fertility clinic, cryogenic nursery, frozen embryos, negligence, emotional distress, damages, embryonic children, loss of human life, claims, court claim, court case, trial, jury, zone of danger, emotional injury, physical injury, law professor, Dov Fox, judicial system, reproductive negligence, manslaughter, Alabama Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Parker, personhood, IVF, in vitro fertilization, ethics, ethical issues, ethical standards, Australia, New Zealand, law attorney, Sarah Jefford, Australia’s Prohibition on Human Cloning, Australian legislation, Australian law, US Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, Iron Bowl State, Kate Shaw, podcast, Strict Scrutiny, Constitution’s Establishment Clause, federal, abortion drug, mifepristone, fetal personhood, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Alabama state legislature, U.S. Donor Conceived Council, USDCC Vice President Tyler Levy Sniff, donate embryo, embryo donation, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, Federal Advocacy Day, Access to Family Building Act
What’s a good support system, and why is it important for surrogates? Dear Honest SurrogateJanelle DoddJanuary 23, 2024Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
I feel emotionally drawn to helping someone have a baby, but I don't qualify to become a surrogate. What other ways can I help someone become parents? Industry NewsJanelle DoddJanuary 9, 2024Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
5 Things that Keep Fertility Attorneys Up at Night LGBTQJanelle DoddDecember 26, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
Prominent Fertility Doctors Accused Of Using Their Own Sperm On Patients Above The LawJanelle DoddDecember 21, 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, 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, donor, donor-conceived, donor conceived donor conceived person, donor-conceived persons, reproductive law, Michigan, Michigan law, surrogacy in Michigan, parentage law, Michigan parentage law, Michigan legislature, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, Baby M, New Jersey, anti-surrogacy law, anti-surrogacy laws, surrogacy-supportive law, surrogacy supportive laws, criminalization, illegal surrogacy, democracy, Aubrey Gojcaj, Stephanie Jones, ectopic pregnancy, Michigan House of Representatives, Family Protection Act, HB5207-5215, Michigan HB5207-5215, Michigan Family Protection Act, Michigan Fertility Alliance, surrogacy safeguards, surrogacy bill, fertility treatment, Senate, Michigan Senate, Michigan senators, Michigan governor, surrogacy criminilization, criminalization of surrogacy
The Beginner's Guide to Surrogacy for Gestational Carriers/Surrogates Surrogates, Dear Honest SurrogateJanelle DoddNovember 28, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
Michigan Bill Poised To Bring State Out Of Dark Ages On Surrogacy And Family Protection Above The LawJanelle DoddNovember 16, 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, 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, donor, donor-conceived, donor conceived donor conceived person, donor-conceived persons, reproductive law, Michigan, Michigan law, surrogacy in Michigan, parentage law, Michigan parentage law, Michigan legislature, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, Baby M, New Jersey, anti-surrogacy law, anti-surrogacy laws, surrogacy-supportive law, surrogacy supportive laws, criminalization, illegal surrogacy, democracy, Aubrey Gojcaj, Stephanie Jones, ectopic pregnancy, Michigan House of Representatives, Family Protection Act, HB5207-5215, Michigan HB5207-5215, Michigan Family Protection Act, Michigan Fertility Alliance, surrogacy safeguards, surrogacy bill, fertility treatment, Senate, Michigan Senate, Michigan senators, Michigan governor, surrogacy criminilization, criminalization of surrogacy
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
The Beginner's Guide to Surrogacy for Intended Parents Intended ParentsJanelle DoddOctober 31, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
7 Ways to Be a Good Gestational Carrier for a Surrogacy Journey SurrogatesJanelle DoddOctober 17, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
Legal Recognition Of 3-Plus-Parent Families Slowly Expanding Above The LawJanelle DoddOctober 5, 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, polyamory, polyamorous relationship, 3 dads, three dads, birth certificate, parents on birth certificate, intended parents names on birth certificate, parents names on birth certificate, Three Dads and a Baby, co-parent, co-parenting, family law, family attorney, family court, Southern California, California court, Joyce Kauffman, Massachusetts, California, US Supreme Court. United States Supreme Court, Dobbs, Congress, Supreme Court, United States Congress, US Congress, U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, Respect for Marriage Act, PLAC, Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition, Harvard Law Review, Diana Adams, Chosen Family Law Center, TEDTalk, Professor Nancy Polikoff, Nancy Polikoff
7 Ways to Be a Good Intended Parent for a Surrogacy Journey Intended ParentsJanelle DoddOctober 3, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education