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
Is The Surrogacy Broker Really The Bad Guy? Above the LawJanelle DoddApril 25, 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, Michigan, Michigan surrogacy law, Michigan Family Protection Act, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, surrogacy broker, surrogacy agency, surrogacy agencies, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogacy legislation, surrogacy in Michigan, Virginia HB110, West Virginia Bill SB 575, surrogacy broker prohibition, Colleen Quinn, Bright Futures Families, Amanda Kinnard-Fuchsgruber, Jennifer White, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, surrogacy journey, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, independent surrogacy journey, illegal surrogacy, decriminalization
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
The 1980s Called. They Want Their Bigotry Back. Above the LawJanelle DoddApril 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, egg donor, gamete donor, sperm donor, embryo donor, egg donation, gamete donation, sperm donation, attorney, US Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, donate embryo, embryo donation, surrogacy journey, FDA, Federal Drug Administration, bigotry, gay sperm donor, bisexual sperm donor, Wall Street Journal, LGBTQIA, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA+, blood donor, blood donation, MSM, prohibited donations, donor bans, blood shortage, tissue donation, tissue donor, donor criteria, screening requirements, screening process, anonymous donor, anonymous sperm donor, anonymous sperm donation, gender-neutral, gay man, gay men, bisexual man, bisexual men, PrEP, HIV, infectious diseases, Canada, Canadian donor restrictions, Canadian donor requirements, AIDS, Dr. Cassandra Roeca, fertility specialist, Shady Grove Fertility, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Sara Kraner, Fairfax Cryobank
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
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
What does my case manager do? Industry NewsJanelle DoddMarch 19, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, case manager, case management, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, day in the life, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult
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
A Day in the Life of a Gestational Carrier/Intake Coordinator and Case Manager LGBTQGuest UserFebruary 20, 2024the surrogate, ensuring that funds are managed efficiently, ethically, the fund manager ensures that the funds are handled responsibly, transparently, medical professionals, legal advisors, providing regular financial statements to the intended parents, the fund manager fosters transparency, minimizes financial risks, ensuring that the funds are not misused or mishandled; however, because funds are disbursed upon request, guidance, it is still essential to emphasize the importance of escrow, even with the involvement of a surrogacy agency, including payments to the surrogate, even with the support of a surrogacy agency, and it is crucial to navigate them carefully. Choose a professional, as well as the role of a surrogacy escrow fund manager, transparent, affordable, and reliable escrow services to Intended Parents, Surrogates, Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, money management, contract, tracking, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
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
Can I share our surrogacy journey on social media? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 28, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Do I have to have health insurance to be a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 26, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
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, 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
Is it required that I have had a previous pregnancy before I can become a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 21, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Do you send out 1099s to your surrogates? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 14, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
How did you explain to your kids that you were going to be a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 12, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey