Sanford Benardo Makes an Appearance on The View
Sanford M. Benardo, Esq., president of Northeast Assisted Fertility Group, appeared on ABC’s The View this week, in an exciting episode co-hosted by special guest Giuliana Rancic focusing on surrogacy. Update – A summary of what was discussed: Where is Surrogacy legal? What is the difference between ‘Traditional’ and ‘Gestational’ surrogacy? What makes a good surrogate? If you would like […]
Sanford Benardo Speaks at Albany Law School
Sanford M. Benardo will be speaking at the Albany Law School on October 28. The Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology has dedicated its 20th anniversary symposium to assisted reproductive technology and Sanford’s talk will cover the concerns of recipients and concerns of donors in egg donor contracts. Click here for more info. (The symposium can always […]
Fertility Laws in the US vs Canada
The following is a response to “The Human Egg Trade (How Canada’s Fertility Laws are failing donors, doctors, and parents)”. The situation in Canada demonstrates how a lack of clear regulations for egg donation has a ripple effect of deviance from standard protocols in other parts of the process. The egg donation arrangement where a young […]
Kathy Benardo interviewed by Reuters
See the article, “Egg donors rise as U.S economy falls”. “Remember that egg donation helps a lot of people; it is safe if done by a professional, medically-ethical clinic. It helps the donor, and it helps the recipients have a child.”– Kathy Benardo, Northeast Assisted Fertility Group
Should I Tell My Child He/She was Conceived With a Donor Egg?
Of course, only you can make a decision about your child. But in my experience, openness and honesty is rewarded with respect. On the other hand, secrecy and deception fosters anger and resentment. Your child will love you no less with the knowledge about his or her conception. It does not threaten the family unit […]
CNN’s coverage of octuplets and fertility clinics
CNN has run an article, “Six embryos?! How to avoid a fertility fiasco” which spotlights the birth of octuplets to Nadya Suleman last month, and the picture this has painted of fertility clinics. This article demonstrates how important the ASRM’s guidelines are in keeping fertility treatment safe as well as free of government intervention. Make […]
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General?
I have praised Dr. Gupta on the blog before [“Egg Donation and the Economy”, October 28] as the only journalist to point out the biggest flaw in the “egg donor surge” story: most women who apply for egg donation, about 9 out of 10, do not qualify. He was able to get the story right because […]
Yet Another “Surge” Article – Wall Street Journal
“Ova Time: Women Line Up To Donate Eggs – For Money” Melinda Beck’s piece in today’s Wall Street Journal was overall accurate. It even acknowledged the cost for the recipient side. It also acknowledges the ASRM’s limit on compensation and mentions one donor agency that ignores it, since “the offer brings in donors who might […]
Is the Surge Working? ABC and NBC Cover the Story
The broadcast networks are catching up with this old story about the alleged “surge” in egg donations. In ABC’s video “Egg Donations On The Rise” (shown on Good Morning America), they had one clinic owner testify that applications are up about 50%. However, the piece assumed throughout that anyone who applied could actually donate eggs; […]