surrogacy
Pride and Parenting: Gay Fatherhood in America
November 2, 2009 - 11:40am (Print)
In her new book, Gay Fatherhood: Narratives of Family and Citizenship in America, Ellen Lewin investigates the nuances of gay adoption and describes the many challenges gay men face—from the “family values” Right as much as from the “radical queer” Left—as they actively seek to become parents.
Rent-A-Womb: Surrogacy in India on the Rise
by Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia
January 25, 2008 - 8:53am (Print)
Debates on surrogacy in India are bound to be endless. But who is to decide which exploitation is more acceptable? A woman renting her womb or working low-paying jobs in inhuman conditions?
Black Market Baby-Selling
"A well-known surrogacy attorney in California used her networks and well-financed practice to dupe families into paying over $100,000 for a child based on a fraudulent scenario. Basically, those looking to secure a child were told that a surrogacy arrangement had fallen apart—the intended parents backing out of the arrangement. This was false and a story constructed for fraud." Read more.
Surrogacy and Baby-Selling in a Globalizing World: What's Next?
September 5, 2011 - 8:12pm (Print)
A well-known surrogacy attorney in California used her networks and well-financed practice to dupe families into paying over $100,000 for a child based on a fraudulent scenario. Basically, those looking to secure a child were told that a surrogacy arrangement had fallen apart—the intended parents backing out of the arrangement. This was false and a story constructed for fraud.
Desperate Measures: The American Fertility Association Responds to Recent Surrogacy Scandals
by The American Fertility Association, (AFA)
August 23, 2011 - 7:22am (Print)
The question that we keep hearing now is this: "Does this point to the need for additional regulation of surrogacy?" Our feeling is no. Regulation does not necessarily promote good practice.
Exposure of Surrogacy and Baby-Selling Scheme Underscores Need for Accountability
by Marcy Darnovsky, Center for Genetics and Society
August 21, 2011 - 9:38pm (Print)
Two prominent reproductive law attorneys now await sentencing by a US district court after pleading guilty to charges connected with an elaborate surrogacy and baby-selling scheme. What measures will be taken by the fertility industry, policy makers, women’s health advocates and others to ensure the well-being of everyone involved with assisted reproduction practices?
Criminal Surrogacy Ring Exposed in Thailand
by Pete Shanks
March 17, 2011 - 1:59pm (Print)
Thai police recently announced that they had rescued 14 Vietnamese women, aged 19 to 26, from a criminal "baby breeding" ring.
Morning Roundup: Continuing Resolution, Planned Parenthood Battle Wages On
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 15, 2011 - 10:07am (Print)
Washington considers compensated surrogacy, SBA List and FRC demand House vote against keeping goverment running unless bill is anti-family planning, Sen. Murkowski supports Title X, Nebraska woman denied labor inducement, Idaho poised to ban abortion in state exchanges, and an "expose!" that isn't really.
Marketing Global Surrogacy—the Oprah Factor
February 7, 2011 - 8:05am (Print)
On her show, Oprah presented global surrogacy as a promising practice, spotlighting a US family that obtained their baby through medical tourism in India. But she left out the social complexities involved.
Morning Roundup: Emergency! Women Must Be Forced into Ultrasounds
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
January 25, 2011 - 10:48am (Print)
Two men can be listed on the birth certificates of their twins in Connecticut, Saletan looks at the Gosnell case, the "state of the unborn," Rep. Smith's new protected class of people, and Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) declares forced ultrasound bill to be an "emergency."
