International Egg Donation and Surrogacy Program to Launch
NAFG has launched a specialized International Program offering comprehensive egg donation and surrogacy programs for citizens of the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and beyond. The International Program offers one-stop customized assistance, including: • access to our exclusive database of highly desirable egg donors• matching service with our pool of carefully selected gestational carriers (surrogate mothers)• help […]
Surrogacy in New York Times Magazine: Meet the Twiblings
This week’s cover story (“Meet the Twiblings” by Melanie Thernstrom) does last year’s (or rather late 2009’s) “Her Body, My Baby” one better: Thernstrom has not just one child via a gestational surrogate, but two, via two surrogates, at the same time. Dare to judge! Generally, this story is very positive on surrogacy and egg donation. Thernstrom […]
Reaction to New York Times Article on Surrogacy
Today’s New York Times article (“Building a Baby, with Few Ground Rules”) describes cases that went wrong, even though it mentions in passing that most surrogacies work out just fine. I hope it does not discourage intended parents from pursuing surrogacy, or just make surrogacy appear unseemly in the eyes of the general public. The Michigan and […]
More Fallout: Kuczynski’s New York Times Magazine Surrogacy Story
Amy Benfer’s piece in Salon yesterday questioned the editorial logic behind the Times publication of Kuczynski’s article, but concluded that it was at least honest in choosing not to mitigate the writer’s vanity, selfishness, and sense of entitlement. She had a slightly more generous attitude toward Kuczynski than many of her readers, as well as […]
On Alex Kuczynski’s “Her Body, My Baby”
So, we finally get to read the Sunday Magazine article, and they do not credit Sanford Benardo or Northeast Assisted Fertility Group (NAFG) for our input. Oh, well. Nonetheless, I found Kuczynski’s story of infertility and surrogacy heartfelt and brazenly honest. It was also pretty accurate. I first read the story as a text-only computer print-out; only […]
On Alex Kuczynski’s New York Times Magazine Cover Story: Her Body, My Baby
We are eager to view Alex Kuczynski’s “Her Body, My Baby” when it is posted online and comes out on Sunday. The New York Times contacted the Northeast Assisted Fertility Group regarding our opinions on surrogacy law and procedure, but we did not participate in Kuczynski’s surrogacy. Preview the article on Jezebel.com. (See our followup post to the Alex Kuczynski article.)
Having a Child with a Surrogate (2 of 3)
This article is part two of a three part series. Click here to read Part One and Part Three. “OK” reasons to consider surrogacy “I am in the process of adopting internationally and surrogacy is my back-up plan in case it does not work out; Although I have children from a previous marriage I want more children with […]
Having a Child with a Surrogate (1 of 3)
This article is part one of a three-part series. Click here for Part Two and Part Three. Reasons to Have a Child with a Surrogate: Bad, Not So Good, and Best Surrogacy can be a risky endeavor, but not for the reasons most people think: the surrogate will get attached to the baby and keep it for herself, […]
Having a Child with a Surrogate (3 of 3)
This article is part three of a three-part series. Click here for Part One and Part Two. BEST reasons to consider surrogacy I have a serious medical condition (premature ovarian failure, hysterectomy, a genetic issue) that prohibits me from conceiving and carrying a child; I am a single man or a gay man in a relationship and want […]
