Please, have the hard conversations first

  Crystal Kelley is an unemployed single mom who became a surrogate mother. One to help another family and two she needed the income. She became a surrogate mother to intended parents in Hartford, Connecticut and around week 21 is where this surrogacy story turns...

Surrogacy News Around the World

Here in America, surrogacy births typically go off without a hitch. Agencies make sure that intended mothers and surrogate mothers are well matched. Other countries are finding themselves needing to improve legislation to keep up with the changes in fertility...

Sisters make family possible for infertile couple

Most little girls dream of one day becoming a mother. They play dolly with their playmates and pretend to be mommies, but imagine knowing at a very young age that you would never be able to have children. That’s the story of Katy Slade who was born with a genetic...

Surrogacy agency owner pleads guilty

Why it’s important for intended families to do their due diligence A Modesto, California woman is in jail this morning for taking millions of dollars from intended parents. She entered a guilty plea for embezzlement and wire fraud. Intended parents as far away as...

My problem with the phrase rent-a-womb

I hate the phrase “rent-a-womb.” Surrogacy is growing as a viable method for couples to grow their families and I know these families. I know their stories. I know the women who agree to carry children on behalf of these couples and that’s why the phrase “rent-a-womb”...