Israel green-lights motherless children

by Katie Breckenridge | Jan 7, 2022 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons) On January 11th, 2022, what Israel’s Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz deems “a historic day,” Israel will officially lift its ban on surrogacy access for same-sex couples, transgender people, and single men in their efforts to...

HIV positive sperm donors inflict a wave of continued father loss on children

by Katie Breckenridge | Dec 29, 2021 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Image Source: Doyle Dane Bernbach) In 2019, New Zealand opened the world’s first “HIV Positive” sperm bank in an attempt to reduce the stigma around HIV positive men. Two years later, a handful of babies have been created from HIV positive sperm donors. The sperm...

Dear Legislative Allies, This is How Surrogacy Harms Children

by Katie Breckenridge | Nov 13, 2021 | #ANDnotOR, #ANDnotORlearn, Foundations

Surrogacy Harms Children  Arguments for legalized surrogacy often focus on  “protection” of surrogates and intended parents. Effective arguments against surrogacy will always focus on protecting children. While it’s true that surrogacy exploits women and is thus...

New Zealand’s “Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill” violates children’s rights

by Katie Breckenridge | Nov 13, 2021 | EXPORT, Justice

Re: Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill 72-1 Dear members, My name is Katie Breckenridge and I am the External Affairs Liaison for the children’s rights organization Them Before Us. The “Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill” makes surrogacy more...

IVF Mix-Up Reveals Harm of Sperm/Egg Donation

by Katie Breckenridge | Nov 12, 2021 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Image Source: Associated Press) The Cardinales of Los Angeles are suing California Center for Reproductive Health after discovering the fertility clinic mixed up their embryos with those of another couple, resulting in the two women giving birth to the other’s baby....