Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Crossing Ideological, Biological--& State Lines

A look at several recent cases involving the real-life courtroom dramas playing out across the country involving third-party reproduction and same-sex parents. These cases reveal the many risks and legal challenges that face LGBT couples pursuing alternative forms of parenting, and how those challenges vary from state to state.

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=101180

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Surrogacy Battle Faces Uneven Legal Landscape

A recent WSJ article featuring the highly publicized story of a gay New Jersey couple whose case further illustrates the need for hopeful intended parents to fully understand the potential consequences of their state's position on surrogacy, and why the term "surrogacy-friendly" is so important.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704362004575000974247846294.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Doubling Down on Baby M: New Jersey's Ongoing Resistance to Surrogacy

A great piece on the state of surrogacy in the state of New Jersey. Bioethicist and medical historian Jacob Appel comments on a a recent Superior Court ruling in New Jersey that vastly expands the precedent of the Baby M decision of 1988, which effectively outlawed surrogate motherhood in that state.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-m-appel/doubling-down-on-baby-m-n_b_409992.html

Monday, January 4, 2010

The Babies Are Coming!

Everybody loves... BABIES. This visually stunning new movie simultaneously follows four babies around the world - from first breath to first steps. From Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo, BABIES joyfully captures on film the earliest stages of the journey of humanity that are at once unique and universal to us all.
Coming in early 2010 to a theater near you! Stay tuned- we can't wait!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vupEpNjCuY