Michigan’s Monumental New Surrogacy Law Is Here! What Does It Do? Above The LawJanelle DoddMarch 28, 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, US Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, donate embryo, embryo donation, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, Michigan, surrogacy law, Michigan law, Michigan Senate, Michigan Family Protection Act, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Stephanie Jones, ectopic pregnancy, Michigan Fertility Alliance, Melissa Neckers, decriminalizing surrogacy, illegal surrogacy, legal surrogacy, anti-surrogacy, pro surrogacy, surrogacy friendly, parentage, establishing parentage, surrogacy journey, Michigan surrogacy law, Michigan surrogacy bill
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
Is A 68-Year-Old Arranging The Birth Of Her Deceased Son’s Child By Surrogacy Legal? Above The LawJanelle DoddMay 18, 2023bright futures families, brightfuturesfamilies, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART, medical technology, Infertility, fertility, reproductive technology, reproductive material, donor reproductive material, parentage, egg, donor egg, egg donation, Egg donor, posthumous, posthumous sperm, posthumous conception, post-mortem sperm retrieval, post-mortem gamete retrievals and use, Spain, Surrogacy laws, surrogacy law, Ana Obregon, Aless Lequoio, Peter Zhu, sperm, sperm retrieval, gamete retrieval, gamete donation, donor conceived child, donor conceived, donor conceived person, donor gamete, donor gametes, older, older parent, older parents, ASRM
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 podcast, i want to put a baby in you, I Want to Put a Baby in You, attorney, parentage, sperm, SpermDonor, sperm donor, sperm donation, serial sperm donor, serial sperm donation, serial donor, sperm king, sperm kings, mass donor, mass donation, Jonathan Jacob Meijer, Dutch, Dutch Ministry of Health, Donorkind Foundation, The Hague, fertility fraud, fertility law, Professor Jody Madeira, law professor, Andrew Nagel, New York, Israel, Israeli Ministry of Health, New Zealand, Kyle Gordy, California, Jacoba Ballard, Netflix, Netflix documentary, Our Father, Our Father documentary, Eve Wiley, Donald Cline, donor, donor doctor, doctor donor, donor conceived, donor gamete, donor gametes, genetic, genetic relation, nongenetic, nongenetic parent, nongenetic intended parent, nongenetically related child, nongenetically related parent, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+
Is IVG The Answer To LGBTQ+ Parentage Legal Problems? Above The LawJanelle DoddApril 19, 2023bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, brightfuturesfamilies, assisted reproduction podcasts, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART Law, ART, ART law, medical technology, Infertility, fertility, in vitro gametogenesis, gametogenesis, IVG, in vitro fertilization, ivf, gamete, gametes, Dr. Kathryn Go, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want to Put a Baby in You podcast, attorneys, attorney, parentage, sperm, donor sperm, donor conceived child, donor conceived, donor conceived person, egg, donor egg, embryo, embryos, donor, donor embryo, donor embryos, donor gamete, donor gametes, genetic, genetics, nongenetic, nongenetic parent, nongenetic intended parent, nongenetically related parent, nongenetically related child, law professor, Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia School of Law, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA, lgbtq, LGBTQIA+
Oklahoma Court Grants Parental Rights To Sperm Donor; Removes Second Mom From Birth Certificate Above The LawJanelle DoddFebruary 23, 2023bright futures families, brightfuturesfamilies, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproductive technology, Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART, Infertility, fertility, infertility, attorney, SpermDonor, Sperm, spermdonor, sperm, sperm donor, known sperm donor agreement, sperm donor contracts, donor, sperm donor parental rights, anonymous, anonymous donor, anonymous donation, anonymous sperm donation, anonymous sperm donor, anonymous gamete donation, same-sex, same-sex parents, same sex parents, second parent, second parent adoption, adoption, second-parent adoption, adoption law, adoption laws, parentage, parental rights, legal parents, legal parent, parenthood, Rebekah Wilson, Kris Williams, Uniform Parentage Act, Noel Tucker, Oklahoma, State of Oklahoma, Idaho, Idaho Supreme Court, Colorado, Connecting Rainbows, Gena Jaffe, Genavieve Jaffe, US Donor Conceived Council, sexual orientation discrimination, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, lgbtq, lgbt, lgbt parenting, lgbtq family building, lgbt families, lgbt community, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA+, family court, family law, birth certificate, genetic, genetics, genetic relation, nongenetic parent, non-genetic related parent, non-genetically related parents
Nightmare Ruling For Non-Genetically Related Israeli Parents By Surrogacy Above The LawJanelle DoddFebruary 9, 2023brightfuturesfamilies, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART, art attorney, ART Law, ART law, Infertility, fertility, attorney, attorneys, surrogacy attorney, Israel, Israeli surrogacy, Israel Supreme Court, Israeli, parental rights, parentage, parenthood, Parent, parent, parents, parents names on birth certificate, legal parent, legal parents, adopt, adoption, second-parent adoption, Israeli citizen, Israeli citizens, family court, family, family law, Family, Family Law, families, birth certificate, genetics, genetic relation, Victoria Gelfand, surrogacy attorneys, surrogacy law, Surrogacy laws, surrogacy laws, Surrogacy Law
What Happens When A Father Claims The Mother Is Only A Gestational Carrier And That He Alone Is Both Father And Mother Of The Children? Above The LawJanelle DoddJanuary 12, 2023bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproductive technology, Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART, ART Law, ART law, West Virginia, Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Our Father, Our Father documentary, Netflix, Netflix documentary, Surrgacy, surrogacy, Gestational Surrogate, gestational surrogate, Gestational carrier, gestational carrier, nonbinary, nonbinary parent, nonbinary parents, LGBTQ, lgbt, LGBTQ+, lgbt families, lgbt parenting, lgbtq family building, federal law, egg harvesting, ova harvesting, stored ova, stored eggs, IUI, IVF, intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization, litigation, parental rights, birth certificate, parentage, fertility fraud, informed consent, DNA, DNA Tests, DNA test, DNA Kit, home DNA test, home DNA kit, federal fertility fraud law, donor-conceived, donor conceived, fertility treatment, Donald Cline, fertility doctor, anonymous, anonymous donor, anonymous donation, anonymous sperm donation, anonymous sperm donor, gamete, gametes, gamete donation, anonymous gamete donation, reproductive tissue
The Respect For Marriage Act Is Remarkable, But Not Enough For LGBTQ+ Parents Above The LawJanelle DoddDecember 15, 2022bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, ART, Infertility, fertility, agency, surrogacy agency, attorney, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, lgbt parenting, lgbt families, lgbtq family building, LGBTQ families and surrogacy, lgbtq families and surrogacy, Dobbs, Roe v. Wade, Obergefell v. Hodges, Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Constitution, Justice Thomas, Justice Clarence Thomas, same-sex, same-sex parents, same sex surrogacy, same-sex couple, Congress, Respect for Marriage Act, Defense of Marriage Act, Windsor, marriage, Diane Hinson, Deborah Wald, parentage, surrogacy, surrogate
Jury Returns Surprising Verdict In Surrogacy Superfetation Case Above The LawJanelle DoddOctober 20, 2022bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, surrogacy, surrogate, Gestational carrier, Gestational Surrogate, Gestational Surrogacy, pregnancy, pregnant, embryos, twins, superfetation, law, lawsuit, jury, countersuit, contract, breach, agency, attorney, Omega Family Global Inc., Omega, parentage, Jessica Allen, Wardell Jasper, Frederick Gaston
Will Proposed Bills Reverse Michigan’s Hostile Surrogacy Laws? Above The LawJanelle DoddOctober 6, 2022assisted reproductive technology, ART, IVF, in vitro fertilization, Infertility, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, Michigan, michigan, law, Michigan law, Michigan surrogacy ban, Gestational Surrogacy Parentage Act, birth certificate, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, parentage
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, lgbtq family building, lgbt parenting, parentage, adoption, step-parent adoption, step parent adoption, second-parent adoption, Idaho Supreme Court, Oklahoma, donor-conceived, sperm donor, Marlos Law
Colorado Looks To Pass Protections For Families Through Assisted Reproductive Technology Above The LawJanelle DoddMarch 11, 2022assisted reproductive technology, ART, IVF, in vitro fertilization, embryo, embryos, Ukraine, Russia, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogates, safe, safety, international, HeyReprotech, lgbtq, LGBTQ, same-sex parents, discrimination, Colorado, parentage, Parentage Affirmation Act, adoption, civil union, step-parent adoption, step parent adoption, second-parent adoption
Attorney LGBTQ+ Advocacy Leads To New California Law Above The LawJanelle DoddOctober 26, 2021lawyer, lgbtq family building, family building for gay couples, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, fertilty, fertility clinics, attorney, legal, law, lgbt families, lgbt parenting, lgbt community, lgbtq, LGBTQ, lgbt, birth certificate, original birth certificate, amended birth certificate, court, courts, hospital, vital statistics, same-sex parents, GayParenting, gay parenting, gay, gay moms, lesbian, lesbian parents, lesbian moms, gay parenthood, parent, parents, parents names on birth certificate, parenthood, parentage, parental rights, Parent, parenting, equality, unequal treatment, Idaho, artificial insemination, insemination, online contract, Sperm, sperm, SpermDonor, spermdonor, sperm donor, sperm donation, sperm donation contract, sperm donor parental rights, sperm donor contracts, donor, donor conceived, donate, donation, donor sperm, name, name change, gender, California, marriage certificate
Parents By Sperm Donation Should Be Very Concerned About This Idaho Supreme Court Ruling Above The LawJanelle DoddOctober 14, 2021lawyer, lgbtq family building, family building for gay couples, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, fertilty, fertility clinics, attorney, legal, law, lgbt families, lgbt parenting, lgbt community, lgbtq, LGBTQ, lgbt, birth certificate, original birth certificate, amended birth certificate, court, courts, hospital, vital statistics, same-sex parents, GayParenting, gay parenting, gay, gay moms, lesbian, lesbian parents, lesbian moms, gay parenthood, parent, parents, parents names on birth certificate, parenthood, parentage, parental rights, Parent, parenting, equality, unequal treatment, Idaho, artificial insemination, insemination, online contract, Sperm, sperm, SpermDonor, spermdonor, sperm donor, sperm donation, sperm donation contract, sperm donor parental rights, sperm donor contracts, donor, donor conceived, donate, donation, donor sperm
Kansas Vital Statistics Denies Equal Treatment To Same-Sex Parents Above The LawJanelle DoddOctober 8, 2021lawyer, lgbtq family building, family building for gay couples, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, fertilty, fertility clinics, attorney, legal, law, lgbt families, lgbt parenting, lgbt community, lgbtq, LGBTQ, lgbt, Kansas, birth certificate, original birth certificate, amended birth certificate, court, courts, hospital, vital statistics, same-sex parents, GayParenting, gay parenting, gay, gay moms, lesbian, lesbian parents, lesbian moms, gay parenthood, parent, parents, parents names on birth certificate, parenthood, parentage, parental rights, Parent, parenting, equality, unequal treatment
Celebrities Who Have Used Surrogacy to Build their Families SurrogatesGuest UserJuly 6, 2021LGBTQ, parentage, equality, New England, states, years, family, unequal treatment, Connecticut, court, judge, law, attorney, celebrities, surrogacy, surrogate, families, kardashian, Kanye, Fallon, Nicole Kidman, Elton John, Keith Urban, Anderson Cooper, Ellen Pompeo
Connecticut Catches Up On LGBTQ+ Parentage Equality — Overdue And Just In Time Above The LawGuest UserJune 3, 2021LGBTQ, parentage, equality, New England, states, years, family, unequal treatment, Connecticut, court, judge, law, attorney
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