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The Respect For Marriage Act Is Remarkable, But Not Enough For LGBTQ+ Parents Above the LawJanelle DoddDecember 15, 2022BrightFuturesFamilies, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility, agency, surrogacy agency, attorney, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, lgbt parenting, Dobbs, Roe v. Wade, Obergefell v. Hodges, US Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Constitution, Justice Thomas, Justice Clarence Thomas, same-sex parents, same-sex, same-sex couple, Congress, Respect for Marriage Act, Defense of Marriage Act, Windsor, marriage, same-sex marriage, Diane Hinson, Deborah Wald, parentage, Surrogacy, surrogate
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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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