Surrogacy and gamete donation exists in a legal grey area in this country. Guest author Leia Swanberg, founder and owner of Canadian Fertility Consulting, or CFC, a prominent surrogacy consulting agency, explains why that’s got to change. Almost four years ago today I walked into a courtroom and accepted a plea bargain that would solidify…
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 110 of The New Family Podcast where we explore the issues around fertility support for same-sex couples. As you know, this podcast and its parent website celebrate families in all the many forms they take, and of course those include families headed by same-sex couples….
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 95 of The New Family Podcast where we talk about coping with fertility treatments in the workplace. I have long marvelled about how anyone who has a job can manage to get through an IVF cycle. My guest for this episode is Mary Wong, a…
This excerpt from one of my Modern Family columns for the Toronto Star’s tablet edition, Star Touch, explores what motivates gestational carriers to give intended parents the ultimate gift, a chance to be a family. Be sure to click through to thestar.com to read the whole thing. A random encounter at a sandwich shop in…
