Tuesday November 8th, 2016
Tuesday November 8th, 2016
According to CBC News, a possible class-action lawsuit against former fertility doctor, Norman Barwin of Ottawa, Canada, alleges he impregnated two patients with his own […]
Monday October 31st, 2016
Monday October 31st, 2016
In 2017, The Word Health Organization (WHO) will officially publish a more expansive definition of how infertility qualifies as a disability. Considered a progressive move, […]
Friday October 21st, 2016
Friday October 21st, 2016
CBS News recently explained there is “limited government oversight” in the sperm bank industry. Around the country, lawsuits have emerged for various reasons including lost […]
Tuesday October 11th, 2016
Tuesday October 11th, 2016
Many former same-sex couples are fighting—and winning—legal parentage for the children they helped raised, despite having no biological relation to them nor having ever adopted […]
Tuesday October 4th, 2016
Tuesday October 4th, 2016
Retired fertility doctor Donald Cline , who retired in 2009 and whose medical practice was based in Indianapolis recently entered a not guilty plea on […]
Tuesday September 27th, 2016
Tuesday September 27th, 2016
On September 16, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 2349 that will protect the rights of those who have their children via […]
Tuesday September 20th, 2016
Tuesday September 20th, 2016
For the past 14 years, commercial surrogacy has been practiced in India. However, commercial surrogacy, estimated to be a $2 billion dollar industry, may soon […]
Friday September 16th, 2016
Friday September 16th, 2016
There’s a popular adage that goes something like this: “Be kind, because that person may be fighting his or her own battle.” These words are […]
Friday August 19th, 2016
Timely dialog is surfacing regarding the rights of the LGBT community to access fertility treatments in states where health insurance providers offer such benefits. Recently, […]
Friday August 12th, 2016
A human resources company headquartered in San Francisco is receiving praise for doing the right thing by helping all its employees build their families by […]
Monday July 25th, 2016
Around the world, the LGBT community and their supporters are up in arms over a recent ruling by London’s High Court. A British gay couple […]
Thursday July 21st, 2016
The Maryland Court of Appeals issued a ruling earlier this month that was a phenomenal legal victory for the LGBTQ community. The court recognized that […]
Wednesday June 29th, 2016
Wednesday June 29th, 2016
Rudy Rupak has had his day in court. Rupak, the founder of Planet Hospital, a medical tourism company based in California and specializing in assisted […]
Saturday June 18th, 2016
It seems as if everyone has read or heard the news by now: New York math professor fathers twenty-two children. Ari Nagel, 40, has served […]
Friday May 27th, 2016
Advancements in the world of fertility medicine, in vitro fertilization and third-party reproduction have made us rethink the biological clock concept. Recently, the successful use […]
Wednesday May 18th, 2016
Every time “human embryo rights” becomes a topic of discussion, it reignites an ethical debate as to whether embryos should be considered persons, property, or […]