France Extends Assisted Reproduction to Single Women and Two-Woman Couples
The French Parliament has approved a bill that will allow single women and two-woman couples to use assisted reproductive technologies.
Assisted Reproduction
Watch Now: Trans Dad Featured in NOVA’s “Fighting for Fertility”
In “Fighting for Fertility,” premiering today on the PBS science series NOVA, transgender dad Trystan Reese and his husband Biff Chaplow are one of several couples profiled who shed light on fertility challenges, new technologies to address them, and systemic inequities that impact fertility and fertility care.
How My Family Started: An RIVF Post for Donor Conception Awareness Day
My son is graduating from high school this year, which is making me reflect back to how our family started. Since today is Donor Conception Awareness Day, I thought I’d offer a refreshed version of our experience with reciprocal IVF (my egg; partner’s womb) in hopes of offering some insight or inspiration to others pursuing similar paths.
Infertility Resources for LGBTQ People
It’s National Infertility Awareness Week here in the U.S. For some LGBTQ people, “infertility” is simply the inability to reproduce by ourselves or with a partner without medical intervention—sometimes called “social infertility.” For others, infertility is a medical diagnosis indicating that even with assistance, conception will be hard. Here are some resources to help no matter how you’re defining it.
Michigan Appeals Court Recognizes Parental Rights of Same-Sex Parents–and Points the Way Forward
Last week, the Michigan Court of Appeals recognized that both women in an unmarried same-sex couple, one the genetic mother and one the gestational mother, have parental rights. This is a clear victory—but the ruling also indicates what is still needed for even fuller protection of all families, no matter who’s in them or how they are formed.
New Service Offers Legal and Fertility Resources for LGBTQ Parents and Parents-to-Be
A new service, founded by a queer mom and attorney, aims to provide LGBTQ parents and prospective parents with family building resources and a personally vetted directory of family lawyers.
COVID-19 Pauses Family Building for Many LGBTQ People
Nina Willbach and her wife, a Philadelphia couple, have been trying to get pregnant since last June via assisted insemination. On March 13th, they were told that their most recent attempt didn’t work—and they couldn’t try again because COVID-19 had put a stop to “elective procedures” in Pennsylvania. “I know a lot of folks are going through much worse right now, but it feels like a big blow when every month counts and we’ve had this many no’s,” Willbach told me in an online message. They’re not the only ones to have family-making plans halted during the pandemic.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: The Last of 2019
I’ve already highlighted some of 2019’s key news events for LGBTQ parents, but here are a number of other stories from recent weeks to round out and round up the year. Pull up some hot cocoa (or break out the New Year’s bubbly early) and have a read!
Addressing the Unequal Costs of Queer Parenting
It’s not news that starting a family can be expensive for queer parents. Many of us have lived that. But a new report from Family Equality lays out the costs for different options; looks at how income variation among LGBTQ people impacts their choice of option; and offers suggestions for addressing the imbalances.
Another Two-Mom Couple Shares Gestation of Their Child
A U.K. couple has shared gestational duties in creating their child—the latest in a small but growing number of two-mom couples taking advantage of new technologies to do so. What does this mean for the future of queer family building?
