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What Veronica’s Story Reveals About Surrogacy’s Harm to Children

What Veronica’s Story Reveals About Surrogacy’s Harm to Children

by Katie Breckenridge | Feb 2, 2021 | The Latest | 2 comments

In a recent interview with Jennifer Lahl of the Center for Bioethics and Culture, two-time traditional surrogate mother Veronica discussed how the surrogacy process has affected not only her life, but the long-lasting effects on the surrogate children-her two...
The Need for More Restrictive IVF Legislation

The Need for More Restrictive IVF Legislation

by Katie Breckenridge | Oct 29, 2020 | Foundations, The Latest | 3 comments

(Reprinted with permission from the Society of St. Sebastian) Abstract. In our current society, the push for less restriction on reproductive technologies is prevalent. IVF and surrogacy, however, inherently possess many injustices for human beings.  Therefore, more...
I’m A Children’s Rights Activist. That’s Why I’m Voting For Trump

I’m A Children’s Rights Activist. That’s Why I’m Voting For Trump

by Katy Faust | Oct 29, 2020 | Foundations, The Latest

I didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016, but this year, only an act of God could stop me from doing so. I make no excuses for Trump’s loose Twitter finger, and I still wince over the laundry list of cringe-worthy statements and undisciplined behavior we’ve all...
Why We Really Can’t Celebrate Both Surrogacy and Mother’s Day

Why We Really Can’t Celebrate Both Surrogacy and Mother’s Day

by Katy Faust | May 10, 2020 | The Latest | 4 comments

Originally published at The Daily Signal When it comes to motherhood, our cultural stream produces both salt water and fresh water: We declare mothers to be irreplaceable in one breath, and say that mothers are completely optional in the next. While the nation was...
Fairfax Cryobank’s “Thanksgiving Sperm Raffle Photo Contest” Draws Ire of Donor Conceived

Fairfax Cryobank’s “Thanksgiving Sperm Raffle Photo Contest” Draws Ire of Donor Conceived

by Nick Isel | Dec 7, 2019 | The Latest | 1 comment

This is not the first time, and surely won’t be the last, that a fertility clinic is conducting a promotional give-away to market their company and services. The California Cryobank does the same every year on their “spermiversary.”    However, many donor conceived...
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