Event Recap Event Recap: Annual Surrogacy & Egg Donor Conference Event Recap: Annual Surrogacy & Egg Donor Conference – Sydney 2024 We had an incredible time at the Sydney Surrogacy and Egg Donor Conference last weekend! Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to making this event a success. … Monday, 24 June 2024 Advisory | Surrogacy Warning on the importance of engaging in ethical international surrogacy arrangements Warning on the importance of engaging in ethical international surrogacy arrangements Growing Families supports the European Parliament’s recent resolution amending its directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, including any trafficking which takes place as part of surrogacy arrangements. Surrogacy … Tuesday, 4 June 2024 Legal | Surrogacy | Surrogacy in the USA Legal Considerations for International Intended Parents The Not-So-United States The United States is rightfully recognized as the safest and most expeditious venue for surrogacy, which is why Intended Parents from around the world come here to build their families. That being said, there are a few … Monday, 1 April 2024 Donor IVF | Providers | Surrogacy in the USA HOPE Egg Donation – Portland OR USA HOPE EGG DONATION A BOUTIQUE AGENCY WITH A DIFFERENCE “An egg donor agency with genetic expertise helping parents create healthy families” Growing Families speaks with Serena Talcott Baughman about her new egg donor agency – Hope Egg Donation, Portland OR … Tuesday, 20 February 2024 Surrogacy | Surrogacy in Australia Surrogacy Research and Advocacy Growing Families were involved in a research study. Australian intended parents’ decision-making and characteristics and outcomes of surrogacy arrangements completed in Australia and Overseas. Some Australian intended parents engage internationally to connect with a surrogate due to domestic surrogate availability. … Wednesday, 14 February 2024 Success Story | Surrogacy in the UK Bubbling with Excitement and Creating Rupert In the lead up to the Growing Families Annual Information Day, our Director Sam Everingham talks to one incredible local surrogate who carried for dads. Back in 2010, Jemma was a single mum to a baby she named Cooper. She … Wednesday, 14 February 2024 Surrogacy | Surrogacy in Georgia Surrogacy in Georgia to Continue Despite a government announcement in 2023 of discomfort with the growing demand for surrogacy in Georgia, the government has declined to make any changes to current Georgian laws allowing surrogacy for heterosexual married and de-facto couples who can prove they … Tuesday, 13 February 2024 Success Story | Surrogacy in Australia A Single Mother By Choice The biggest blessing, the greatest miracle, and the most empowered act of my life was the creation of my daughter at the age of 48 by myself as a ‘single mother by choice’ using donor sperm and donor eggs. For decades, I … Thursday, 5 October 2023 Success Story | Surrogacy | Surrogacy in the USA Simple Surrogacy – A Texas Success Story Growing Families Director Sam Everingham profiles Kristen Hanson & her business partner Stephanie who have run a leading Texas agency – Simple Surrogacy – for over 20 years What inspired them to start a surrogacy agency? Stephanie grew up with … Friday, 21 July 2023 Advisory | Surrogacy in Ukraine Surrogacy in Ukraine – Do Not Commence Most foreign governments continue to issue strongly worded advisories urging their citizens not to travel to Ukraine given the Russian invasion is ongoing. The security situation continues to be volatile and extremely dangerous including in Kyiv and western regions, with … Tuesday, 18 July 2023 Legal | Surrogacy | Surrogacy Europe Changes in Laws for Europeans This article provides a round-up of recent court rulings and announcements pertaining to surrogacy around Europe Changes in German Laws Pertaining to Surrogacy The German government has also changed their policy in regard to issuing newborn passports (Kinderreisepass). Previously this … Tuesday, 18 July 2023 Surrogacy | Surrogacy in Argentina The Argentine Surrogacy Environment Recent global pressures have seen far greater interest in surrogacy in Argentina amongst intended parents from countries such as UK, France, Israel, Australia, & Ireland. Gestational surrogacy has been documented in Argentina from only 2013 and early cases were mostly … Tuesday, 18 July 2023 Previous 123456…10 Next