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Colorado’s child commodifying “Family Affirmation Act” passes in the House

by Katie Breckenridge | Mar 7, 2022 | Around the World, EXPORT, Justice, The Latest

Colorado House Bill 22-1153, the mis-named Family Affirmation Act, seeks to make parentage easier for adults employing assisted reproductive technologies. But in the process, it violates the universally-acknowledged children’s right to be known and loved by both...

Claire’s story | “My parents developed the idea that they deserved to have a baby, and it didn’t matter how much it cost, how many times it took, or how many died in the process.”

by Them Before Us | Dec 23, 2021 | Stories

A miracle baby. That’s what my parents always said I was. After 12 years of marriage and much agony, I had been conceived. They had never been so happy. I had never doubted that I was wanted. But there it was… right in the baby book my grandmother had put...

Israel High Court enacts “continuous, grievous human rights violations” for children

by Katie Breckenridge | Aug 9, 2021 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Image Source: Inclusive Surrogacy) On July 11, 2021, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled to allow same-sex couples and single men access to surrogacy, a process which previously was open only to heterosexual couples and single women. This ruling was made on the grounds that...

Surrogacy Must Be Banned To Protect Children’s Rights

by Katie Breckenridge | Sep 4, 2020 | EXPORT, The Latest

On September 3rd, 2020, I attended a Webinar hosted by the Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC),featuring three activists: author Kajsa Ekis Ekman; Gary Powell, European Special Consultant to the CBC; and Jennifer Lahl, President of the CBC. Up for discussion was...