Jody Madeira | Bloomberg Law | July 25, 2022
In the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling on abortion, several US states have banned abortion and defined life as beginning at fertilization or conception. Law professor Jody Madeira discusses issues that state legislatures must address to avoid unintended financial, social, and emotional consequences for those using ARTs.
Erin Cherald | The Press Herald | July 19, 2022
Following the US ruling on abortion, a former surrogate shares the details of her contract that explicitly outlined the risks and her rights during pregnancy. She emphasizes that anti-abortion laws requiring a woman to give birth against her will are exploitation.
Jim Norton | Daily Mail | July 12, 2022
A new, Tinder-style app in the UK will use Artificial Intelligence to match intended parents to potential surrogates according to selected characteristics.
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology | July 11, 2022
During the annual European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology meeting, an IVF lab director gave a presentation on the courage and professionalism of Ukrainian fertility doctors amidst the Russian invasion. He also called on the international ART community to help employ these doctors abroad.
Irish Legal News | July 7, 2022
Ireland’s Oireachtas committee decided to include international surrogacy in the Health (ART) Bill, which originally only addressed domestic surrogacy, to establish frameworks to protect families, children, and surrogates in international arrangements as quickly as possible.
Maranda Whittington | WREG | June 30, 2022
Tennessee’s trigger ban is set to go into effect within a month to prevent all abortions, and another bill introduced this session would expand offenses of “child abuse, neglect and endangerment” to an “unborn child,” defined as starting at fertilization. This would mean that those trying to start a family through IVF or surrogacy–or their physician–might face criminal charges if they discarded extra embryos.
Ellen Coyne | Independent.ie | June 27, 2022
Under recommendations by Ireland’s Oireachtas committee, Irish intended parents would be able to go through a process to be recognized as legal parents after having a child through international surrogacy, which is currently unregulated.
Priyanka Sharma | Livemint | June 23, 2022
Couples in India who wish to start a family through surrogacy must purchase health insurance for their surrogate to cover pregnancy complications for a period of 36 months after giving birth from an accredited insurance company.
Alana Wise | NPR | June 19, 2022
NPR covers the stories of three single, gay men who became fathers through surrogacy and their journey there
Alyssa Rosenberg | The Washington Post | June 15, 2022
Actress Jamie Chung explained that she and her partner chose surrogacy because she didn’t “want to lose opportunities.” The author of this opinion piece feels Chung’s perspective echoes radical feminist Shulamith Firestone, who believed that biology imprisoned women.
