What Does the Surrogacy Process Look Like? SurrogatesGuest UserJanuary 24, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, process, steps, requirements, legal, background check, psych eval, ID, insurance, matching, pregnancy, carrier, gestational carrier
How many surrogate profiles do I get to see before I make a final decision? Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 24, 2023Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
How many surrogate profiles do I get to see before I make a final decision? Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 24, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, decision, profile, intense parents, parent, pregnancy, child, baby, pregnant, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, expert, questions
What if I don’t get pregnant on the first try? Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 19, 2023Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
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, 2023BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproductive technology, ART, art attorney, ART Law, ART law, infertility, fertility, attorney, Court of Appeals of West Virginia, West Virginia, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Our Father, Our Family documentary, Netflix, Netflix documentary, surrogacy, Gestational Surrogate, Gestational carrier, nonbinary, non binary, nonbinary parent, nonbinary parents, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, lgbtq, LGBTQ Families, lgbt parenting, lgtb parenthood, LGBTQ parents, 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, Donald Cline, fertility doctor, anonymous, anonymous donor, anonymous donation, anonymous sperm donors, Anonymous Sperm donors, anonymous sperm donation, gametes, gamete, gamete donation, anonymous gamete donation, reproductive tissue, federal fertility fraud law, fertility treatment, donor conceived, donor-conceived, Donor-conceived
Are Intended Parents required to go through the same testing as surrogates? Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 12, 2023Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
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What is a PBO? SurrogatesGuest UserJanuary 10, 2023PBO, pre birth order, birth certificate, conceived, pregnant, pregnancy, intended parents, judge, court, lawyer, contract, review, hearing, contracts
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US Legislators Introduce Bill To Protect IVF Throughout The Country Above the LawJanelle DoddDecember 31, 2022bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility, attorney, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Senator Patty Murray, Congresswoman Susan Wild, Right to Build Families Act, Right to Build Families Act of 2022, sperm count, sperm, ICSI, Dobbs, personhood, personhood rights, anti-abortion legislation, Congress, Tennessee law, Louisiana law, Michigan law, Arizona law, colorado law, Donor-conceived Persons and Donor-conceived Persons Protection Act, surrogacy, embryo, embryos, embryo donation, embryo disposition, egg donation, sperm donation, donation, anonymous donation, anonymous egg donation, anonymous embryo donor, anonymous embryo donation, anonymous sperm donors, donor anonymity, gametes, Gonzales v Carhart, Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Thomas, Justice Scalia, Justice Antonin Scalia, Commerce Clause
Can I go on a cruise as a surrogate with ports in Zika areas if I don't get off the ship? Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 29, 2022Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
I’m interested in becoming a surrogate but I want to better understand who intended parents are. Tell me, who do surrogates help? The Sassy SurrogateGuest UserDecember 27, 2022Surrgacy, surrogate, interested, help, medical, requirements, reasons, intended parents, parents, pregnancy, pregnant
What is the youngest you can be as a surrogate and why? Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 27, 2022Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
Can I be a surrogate if my medical records are not available? (OB office closed, overseas birth, etc.) Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 22, 2022Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
Addressing Spouse Objections to Surrogacy Intended ParentsGuest UserDecember 20, 2022Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
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
Can I be a surrogate if I had an abortion in the past? Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 15, 2022Surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, appointments, doctor, travel, medical, medicine, singing checks, lining checks, love, gift, pregnancy, pregnant
How does the gestational surrogacy IVF cycle work? Industry NewsGuest UserDecember 13, 2022Surrogacy, IVF, cycle, period, menstruating, progesterone, estrogen, birth control, pregnancy, embryo transfer, lining check
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