What is the difference between gestational surrogacy and traditional surrogacy? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddApril 23, 2024gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, steps of surrogacy, changes during surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, traditional surrogacy, traditional surrogate, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
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
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
More Bad News For Victims Of A Surrogacy Insurance Scandal Above The LawJanelle DoddNovember 30, 2023bright 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, Omega, insurance, insurance for surrogacy, surrogacy insurance, surrogacy insurance scandal, insurance company, insurance companies, surrogacy journey, insurance for surrogacy journey, insurance premium, insurance premiums, insurance coverage, insurance scandal, PregnancyCare, Omega Family Services, LyfGro Insurance Solutions, Prime Insurance Solutions, DBA, doing business as, company name, company names, business name, business names, business name change, bankrupt, bankruptcy, agency, insurance agency, surrogacy agency, liquidation, Omega Insurance Company SP, Performance Insurance Company SPC, Cayman Islands, joint official liquidators, JOL, State of Oregon, Oregon, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Financial Regulation, Robert Y. Park, Robert Y Park, Robert Park, AXA, State National, Oregon State Law, Lisa Stark Hughes, SEEDS, Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, ART Risk, ART Risk Financial & Insurance Solutions, SurroPlans
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
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
Georgia Appellate Court Issues Whiplash Embryo Ruling Above The LawJanelle DoddSeptember 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, 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, divorce, cryopreservation, embryos during divorce, frozen embryo, frozen embryos, IVF treatment, counterfeit IVF treatment, adoption, illegal adoption, forgery, fraud, DNA test, egg donation, ethics committee, oocyte, oocyte donation, oocyte retrieval, ovary, ovaries, ovarian stimulation, Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, SEEDS, Court of Appeals, Court of Appeals of Georgia, Smith v. Smith, vasectomy, vasectomy reversal, fertility treatment, viable embryo, property dispute, single embryo, embryo dispute, dissolution of marriage, contract, contracts, contractual agreement, Agreement for Cryopreservation of Embryos and or Oocyte, disposition, disposition of embryos, embryo transfer, embryo disposition, division of property, equitable division of property, Lila Newberry Bradley, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want To Put A Baby In You, Supreme Court of Georgia
Will Human Trafficking Surrogacy Charges In Greece Affect The US? Above The LawJanelle DoddSeptember 6, 2023bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, 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, IVF treatment, counterfeit IVF treatment, American medical system, medical system, legal, insurance policy, insurance policies, medical expense, medical expenses, insurance coverage, pregnancy, pregnancy-related expense, pregnancy-related expenses, coverage, compensation, compensated, compensate, compensation for surrogacy, surrogacy compensation, surrogate compensation, Greece, human trafficking, Mediterranean Fertility Institute, adoption, illegal adoption, forgery, fraud, bodily harm, charges, Australia, DNA test, Sara Jefford, attorney, Australian surrogacy, Australian law, Michigan, egg donation, altruistic surrogacy, egg donor compensation, donor compensation, ethics committee, oocyte, oocyte donation, oocyte retrieval, ovary, ovaries, ovarian stimulation, Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, SEEDS, financially stable, financial stability, financial coercion
Are Surrogacy Insurance Liens A Form Of Infertility Discrimination? Above The LawJanelle DoddAugust 23, 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, sperm mix up, sperm mix-up, 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, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, discrimination, infertility discrimination, insurance, surrogacy insurance, surrogacy insurance lien, surrogacy insurance liens, lien, liens, insurance lien, insurance liens, surrogacy journey, financing surrogacy, financial, finance surrogacy, American medical system, medical system, legal, insurance policy, insurance policies, medical expense, medical expenses, MRKH, insurance coverage, pregnancy, pregnancy-related expense, pregnancy-related expenses, coverage, compensation, compensated, compensate, compensation for surrogacy, surrogacy compensation, surrogate compensation, insurance company, insurance companies, surrogacy cost, surrogacy costs, California, Sarah Paige, ART Risk Financial and Insurance Solutions, I Want To Put A Baby In You, Ralph Tsong, podcast, I Want To Put A Baby In You podcast, IWTPABIY, IWTPABIY podcast, attorney, adoption attorney, assisted reproductive technology attorney, Civil Code Section 3040, California Civil Code Section 3040, Section 3040, ICD-10, medical billing, medical billing coding system, Nevada
Maryland Appellate Ruling Confirms Continued Complexity Of Embryo Clashes Above The LawJanelle DoddJuly 27, 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, Maryland, United States, United States surrogacy, surrogacy in the United States, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, fertility clinic, IVF, in vitro fertilization, Court of Appeals, Court of Appeals of Maryland, Supreme Court, Eisenstadt v. Baird, U.S. Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, Roe, Wade, Roe v. Wade, Dobbs, Dobbs v. Jackson, Women’s Health Organization, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, embryo dispute, divorce, embryo disposition, cryobank, cryopreservation, oral agreement
Is It Legal To Have 10 Children By Surrogacy At The Same Time? Above The LawJanelle DoddJuly 20, 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, Mitsutoki Shigeta, Mariam Kukunashvili, Down syndrome, Thailand, surrogacy in Thailand, Eastern Europe, Georgia, Galip Ozturk, Kristina Ozturk, Kristina and Galip Ozturk, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, regulated surrogacy, Georgia law, United States, United States surrogacy, surrogacy in the United States, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, fertility clinic
Italy Takes Aggressive Anti-LGBTQ+ Family Measures Above The LawJanelle DoddJune 30, 2023bright futures families, brightfuturesfamilies, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART, Infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, Italy, Italian Constitutional, Italian government, Italian Parliament, Italian Constitutional Court, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Padua, Paduan mayor, Sergio Giordani, Mayor Sergio Giordani, Mayor Giordani, Ida Parisi, Alexander Schuster, attorney, LGBTQ, Pride Month, adoption, in vitro fertilization, IVF, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy law, surrogacy legislation, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, genetic relation, nongenetically related parent, nongenetic parent, nongenetic child, gestational surrogacy, traditional surrogacy, intended parents, international parents, international surrogacy, surrogacy in Italy, Italian surrogacy, Rainbow Families, Alessia Crocini
Idaho Passes Protective Surrogacy Law Above The LawJanelle DoddJune 15, 2023bright futures families, brightfuturesfamilies, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART, Infertility, infertility, fertilty, surrogacy, Idaho, Idaho surrogacy, Idaho HB264, Idaho House Bill 264, The Gestational Agreements Act, Idaho Gestational Agreements Act, Monica Cockerille, adoption, in vitro fertilization, IVF, volunteer, volunteerism, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy law, surrogacy legislation, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, reproductive material, donor reproductive material, donor gametes, embryo donation, genetic relation, nongenetic, nongenetic parent, nongenetic intended parent, nongenetically related child, nongenetically related parent, non-genetic related parent, non-genetically related parents, Gestational Surrogate, Gestational Surrogacy, traditional surrogacy, intended parent, intended parents, international surrogacy, international parents, foreign intended parents, surrogate qualifications, medical qualification, intended parent qualifications, michigan, Michigan, Michigan law, Michigan surrogacy ban, Michigan surrogacy law
Ukraine Considers Surrogacy Regulations In Wartime Above The LawJanelle DoddJune 1, 2023bright futures families, brightfuturesfamilies, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART, medical technology, fertility, infertility, surrogacy, Surrogacy laws, surrogacy legislation, surrogacy regulations, surrogacy regulation, Ukrainian law, Ukrainian legislation, Ukraine, Ukraine Surrogacy Dispatches, regulations, regulation, proposed law, reproductive material, donor reproductive material, donor gamete, donor gametes, embryo donation, genetic relation, sex selection, gestational surrogacy, Gestational Surrogacy, traditional surrogacy, intended parents, Intended parents, Intended Parents, foreign intended parents, surrogate qualifications, medical qualification, intended parent qualifications
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