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Marriage Is Not Enough: Securing Parentage in New England and Beyond

August 14, 2020

Marriage equality has been the law nationwide since 2015, but married and unmarried LGBTQ couples who use third-party assisted reproductive technologies (ART) still face significant obstacles in most states to securing ironclad legal parentage for both parents. Progress in a few states, most recently in New England, may point the way forward.

Parentage Bills to Help LGBTQ Families and Others Fail in New York, Rhode Island

June 27, 2019

It’s been a disappointing few days for legislation that would have helped LGBTQ families, as bills that would have more effectively protected families formed through assisted reproduction failed in both New York and Rhode Island.

More on the New Parentage Forms for Same-Sex Couples

December 21, 2018

There’s been more coverage on both coasts of the new free forms that some states have just approved, giving same-sex parents, even when unmarried, legal rights to a child born to one of them, with the force of a court order. Read or watch below!