Indie Law Group APC-Australia

30/10/2017

"Once we knew a baby was on the way, my fertility doctor asked if I planned to breastfeed. 'I can do that?' I asked, my voice catching."

Karma Brown's daughter was born through a surrogate, but she was determined to breastfeed her. Here's what happened.

24/10/2017

Did you know an ultrasound takes about 30 minutes? Or that you only need about 300 more calories a day when you’re pregnant?

Did you know pregnancy is 280 days? And your placenta weighs about three pounds? But that’s nothing compared to the four extra pounds of blood in your body!

18/10/2017

Turkey Makes a Push to Make Surrogacy Illegal: http://theindielawgroup.com/2017/10/12/turkey-makes-a-push-to-make-surrogacy-illegal/

11/10/2017

A woman who acted as a surrogate mother for her two close gay friends shares her experience carrying a child that was not hers:

A woman from Seymour, Victoria, who acted as a surrogate parent for her two close gay friends has spoken about her experience carrying a child that was not hers.

03/10/2017

The psychology of infertility: https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation-now/2017/04/20/-psychology-infertility/100710844/?utm_content=61133403&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

27/09/2017

Limited leave policies disproportionately impact gay dads and adoptive parents. A June report examined policies at 44 of the country’s largest employers and found the majority gave little or no paid parental leave to dads and adoptive parents:

Gay dads are unlikely to have access to paid leave when welcoming a new member of the family.

19/09/2017

Surrogacy decision leaves children without parents:

Hundreds of Australian children born overseas through commercial surrogacy arrangements have been left without legal parents, following a decision of the full Family Court.

12/09/2017

This case may be the first in the nation to consider gender discrimination in surrogacy: http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/09/12/married-gay-couple-challenges-utahs-surrogacy-law-after-court-denies-petition/:

Jon and Noel started talking about having a family not long after they married in 2013.

06/09/2017

Mom gets big surprise 10 months after son is born via surrogate: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/humankind/2017/09/01/mom-gets-big-surprise-10-months-after-son-born-via-surrogate/617533001/ #

31/08/2017

“My hope is that this study reinforces the importance of bringing up fertility to all patients of reproductive age regardless of prognosis."

(The story refiles to change source name from Donald to Don in paragraph 2, in the August 29th instance.)By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock(Reuter

21/08/2017

"Just a Baby is a Tinder-like matching service where you can offer or seek s***m, eggs, or surrogates. In its first two months, it’s been downloaded 3,000 times ― and while members are mainly based in Australia, membership is growing in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. as word spreads."

“I figure if we can all get together, we’re going to find people who want to make babies with us, one way or another.”

15/08/2017

13 Tips to Deal with Surrogacy Shaming:

Suggestions on how to interact with the people in your life who don’t agree with your decision to become a surrogate. Imagine you’re attending a party, either at work, your home, or at a relative’s…