Maisie and Ella have two moms and a dad. The father was a sperm donor for the female couple, and state law allowed him to be a third parent. As families change, laws in some places are changing, too.
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Next Step in Live-Donor Uterus Transplant Project
In the spring of 2013, a team of researchers and doctors at the University of Gothenburg performed the last of nine planned uterus transplants. The six-month follow up shows that live-donor uterus transplantation has a low risk despite extended surgery duration.In the next phase of the world-unique research project researchers will help seven of the women become pregnant through IVF treatment.
Next Step in Live-Donor Uterus Transplant Project
In the spring of 2013, a team of researchers and doctors at the University of Gothenburg performed the last of nine planned uterus transplants. The six-month follow up shows that live-donor uterus transplantation has a low risk despite extended surgery duration.In the next phase of the world-unique research project researchers will help seven of the women become pregnant through IVF treatment.
Frozen Donor Eggs Helping Couples Conceive
The use of frozen donor eggs is expanding the options for couples struggling with infertility. Now that the technology is approved for mainstream use, it’s cutting the cost and the time it takes to conceive.
Melbourne Sperm Donor Dad Gets Access to Daughter Despite Objections of Lesbian Parents
A Melbourne sperm donor dad has been granted access to his daughter despite the objections of her lesbian parents to his youthful partying ways.
Inside the Lucrative Life of an Egg Donor
Anna Cain says she has made more than $60,000 in three years as an egg donor…Because Cain’s eggs have helped produce three sets of twins and another couple have a baby on the way, she expected to receive $12,500.
Female Couples Have Kids By Sharing Biological Role
Fertility clinics have put a new twist on how to make babies: A “two-mom” approach that lets female same-sex couples share the biological role. One woman’s eggs are mixed in a lab dish with donor sperm, then implanted in the other woman, who carries the pregnancy.
Fertility Clinics Help More Gay Couples Have Kids
Fertility clinics have put a new twist on how to make babies: A “two-mom” approach that lets female same-sex couples share the biological role. One woman’s eggs are mixed in a lab dish with donor sperm, then implanted in the other woman, who carries the pregnancy.
Use of Donor Sperm by Lesbians Rises in Canada, Study Finds
Use of donor sperm by lesbian couples increased significantly after gay marriage was legalized in the province of Ontario, Canada, a new study finds.
Seeking My Anonymous Sperm-Donor Father
A front-page article had hit The New York Times, and I was suddenly spammed by 6,000 well-meaning friends emailing me about DonorSiblingRegistry.com, a website that helps people track down sperm-donor fathers and potential siblings.