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

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

by Katie Breckenridge | Nov 13, 2021 | 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

IVF Mix-Up Reveals Harm of Sperm/Egg Donation

by Katie Breckenridge | Nov 12, 2021 | The Latest | 3 comments

(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....
Vermont bill proposes a denial of the fundamental rights of children

Vermont bill proposes a denial of the fundamental rights of children

by Katie Breckenridge | Jul 22, 2021 | The Latest | 3 comments

In February, 2019, Vermont passed H.57 as part of their efforts to protect against the attack on “reproductive rights” taking place across the country. This bill secures the “right” to an abortion all the way up to the ninth month of pregnancy, with no limitations....
Louise’s story | “Not knowing donor identity is like being lost in the middle of a great, featureless ocean.”

Louise’s story | “Not knowing donor identity is like being lost in the middle of a great, featureless ocean.”

by Them Before Us | Jul 19, 2021 | Stories | 1 comment

(Originally published on Tangled Webs UK) Discovering, aged 32, that I was donor conceived was, to put it mildly, a bombshell. It made complete sense, explaining the lack of similarity to my social father, not to mention the tensions between us. It explained why I...
Harvard confirms what we knew to be true: commercial separation of kids from their parents is harmful

Harvard confirms what we knew to be true: commercial separation of kids from their parents is harmful

by Katie Breckenridge | May 5, 2021 | Studies

Several studies of donor-conceived persons have been conducted, but the scope of these studies has been limited to the psychological impacts of being conceived via artificial means. In an effort to deepen this vital research, Harvard Medical School’s Center for...
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