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Holiday Gifts

Holiday Gifts

Gift ideas for surrogates and intended parents.

Industry NewsGuest UserDecember 17, 2019Gestational Carrier, surrogacy, Montana Surrogacy

As a surrogate, how do you not get attached to the baby?

As a surrogate, how do you not get attached to the baby?

Ask an expert!Patricia NelsonDecember 15, 2019gestational surrogate, surrobaby, intended parents, southwestsurrogacy, askasurrogacyexpert

How Will Newly Confirmed Judge Sarah Pitlyk Rule In Surrogacy Cases?

How Will Newly Confirmed Judge Sarah Pitlyk Rule In Surrogacy Cases?

Above The LawPatricia NelsonDecember 12, 2019federaljudge, sarahpitlyk, surrogacy law, assisted reproductive technology, southwestsurrogacy, Above The Law

Why not just adopt?

Why not just adopt?

Families are created in many different ways.

LGBTQGuest UserDecember 10, 2019gestatinoal surrogacy, surrogacy, southwest

Rabbinical Court Rejects Donor-Conceived Child As Jewish

Rabbinical Court Rejects Donor-Conceived Child As Jewish

Above The LawPatricia NelsonDecember 5, 2019donorconceived, religiouscomplications, southwestsurrogacy, Above The Law

How to talk with your children about surrogacy

How to talk with your children about surrogacy

Talking to you children is important whether you are in intended parent or wanting to be a gestational carrier. We hope this helps give you some guidance for that overwhelming situation.

Intended ParentsGuest UserDecember 3, 2019Gestational Surrogate, Intended parents, Siblings, new baby

Dramatic Case Results In the First United Arab Emirates Surrogacy Ruling

Dramatic Case Results In the First United Arab Emirates Surrogacy Ruling

Above The LawPatricia NelsonNovember 28, 2019Above The Law, surrogacy law, surrogacy, southwestsurrogacy

Will I have to travel for embryo transfer and where do I travel to?

Will I have to travel for embryo transfer and where do I travel to?

Ask an expert!Patricia NelsonNovember 25, 2019embryotransfer, embryo, gestational surrogate

Do Attorneys Need Even More Regulation? Some Think The Surrogacy Ones Do.

Do Attorneys Need Even More Regulation? Some Think The Surrogacy Ones Do.

Above The LawPatricia NelsonNovember 21, 2019surrogacy, attorney, law, regulation, abovethelaw, southwestsurrogacy

Dear Scholastic Surrogate, I fear my kids are too young to understand surrogacy

Dear Scholastic Surrogate, I fear my kids are too young to understand surrogacy

Dear Scholastic Surrogate talks about her journey and how she talked about that with her children, even her young ones.

The Scholastic SurrogateGuest UserNovember 19, 2019Gestational Carrier, surrogacy, ready for the journey, talk to kids about surrogacy

Connecticut Supreme Court Restores Reason To Embryo Wars, Also Punts On Key Questions

Connecticut Supreme Court Restores Reason To Embryo Wars, Also Punts On Key Questions

Above The LawPatricia NelsonNovember 14, 2019embryowars, IVF, connecticut, supremecourt, Above The Law, trachmanlaw

Does the embryo transfer hurt?

Does the embryo transfer hurt?

Ask an expert!Patricia NelsonNovember 12, 2019EmbryoTransfer, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, askc, south

As a surrogate, do you get to pick who you are matched with?

As a surrogate, do you get to pick who you are matched with?

Ask an expert!Patricia NelsonNovember 12, 2019surrogacy, match criteria, matching with a surrogate, match with intended parents, AskCrystal

Open Enrollment time!

Open Enrollment time!

Information about open enrollment.

Industry NewsGuest UserNovember 12, 2019heatlh insurance for surrogate, surrogacy, insurance

Colorado Is Unfortunately The Latest To Have A Doctor Using His Own Sperm To Impregnate Patients

Colorado Is Unfortunately The Latest To Have A Doctor Using His Own Sperm To Impregnate Patients

Above The LawPatricia NelsonNovember 7, 2019spermdoctor, SpermDonor, sperm, southwestsurrogacy

How do you choose who the biological parent will be?

How do you choose who the biological parent will be?

Examples of how couples choose who the biological parent of the child will be.

LGBTQGuest UserNovember 5, 2019LGBTQ, gay dads, gay moms, surrogacy

Scarier Than Halloween: Polish Government Legalizes Involuntary ‘Donation’ Of Embryos

Scarier Than Halloween: Polish Government Legalizes Involuntary ‘Donation’ Of Embryos

Above The LawPatricia NelsonOctober 31, 2019Embryos, Polishgovernment, Above The Law, southwestsurrogacy, surrogacy

Politely declining an offer to become your surrogate

Politely declining an offer to become your surrogate

Offering to be a surrogate is a selfless gift. While it is amazing, the process is not meant for everyone. In this blog there are a few pointers on how to politely decline someones offer to be your surrogate.

Intended ParentsAmanda Kinnard-FuchsgruberOctober 29, 2019finding a surrogate, new mexico surrogates, surrogate screening

Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child?

Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child?

Ask an expert!Patricia NelsonOctober 28, 2019gestational surrogate, Gestational Carrier, surrogacy, surrogacyquestions, AskCrystal, southwestsurrogacy

Beware Of The Home DNA Test! Mom Strikes Back Against Sperm Bank

Beware Of The Home DNA Test! Mom Strikes Back Against Sperm Bank

Above The LawPatricia NelsonOctober 24, 2019HomeDNAtest, DNA test, DNA Kit, Sperm Bank, Above The Law, southwestsurrogacy