I didn’t think that I would find the need to make commentary on the disarray in which the Adoption, Loss, and Infertility (ALI) community has currently found itself. My initial reaction was to feel torn. I can easily see both sides of the coin. I needed to sit with my thoughts a bit longer to [...]
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Yesterday, I attended a virtual awards ceremony on Twitter. It was hosted by WEGOHealth.com, which is a powerful social media network for health activists. A few weeks ago, fellow blogger Keiko had nominated me for the Best Affirmation Post award* for my post “The Truth About Trying.” Out of 15 nominees, the WEGO editorial team [...]
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While I’ve always felt the word “industry” is a mechanical, clunky term to apply to a process which is mostly a matter of the heart, surrogacy (and egg/sperm donation) is, in fact a business, and it is one that is not formally regulated. Most U.S. infertility clinics and surrogacy agencies have a general set of guidelines that [...]
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As you may have seen and heard already, Theresa Erickson and Hilary Neiman – two esteemed surrogacy/adoption attorneys – plead guilty to being part of a baby-selling ring, one which they created under the guise of “surrogacy.” A former surrogate who worked with the attorneys as a “surrogate coordinator” was also charged in conjunction with [...]
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There are many things that I could say about the current New York Times article about a surrogacy gone unfortunately, and horribly wrong. I could focus on how once again, infertility and third-party reproduction has been cast in a skewed, negative light. Even just the first sentence feels like an oily, noxious mass, a slick [...]
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Lately I've been so busy that I don't know if I'm coming or going. Work sucks, a good friend moving far, far away sucks greater, I'm up to my eyeballs in essays that need to be graded, and there is last-minute Christmas shopping (I have bought a whopping total of ONE gift) that needs to [...]
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