It does not take a crystal ball to see that everyone involved in the infertility marketplace – from healthcare providers and insurance companies to the legal profession – are facing ...

By Denise Seidelman, Esq. First comes love, then comes marriage then comes baby in the baby carriage....  It can be as simple as that for the many lesbian couples living in states with ...

The AFA's Tool Kit Series:  Hands-on content you can use about all aspects of family building.

Melissa is a single woman who has long desired to have a child.  She asks a long time friend, Jim, to donate sperm.  He agrees, on the understanding that he will have no rights or ...

With the explosion in the use of donor eggs as a viable method of assisted reproduction, the medical and legal world entered a new era of third party reproduction.  Because of the changing ...

In recent years, fertility treatment options have exploded for both single patients and same sex couples.  The mainstream media has helped to highlight options for this specialized patient ...

  Most frequently, same-gender couples in general and lesbian couples in particular are seeking out fertility centers to help them start or expand their families by means of artificial ...

It’s a palpable longing, the one for a house full of kids and all the trappings of parenthood. It’s powerful. Perhaps the desire is one you’ve had ever since you were a kid. ...

I can’t imagine how it would feel to fear dying alone.  I can’t imagine the thought of not to being with loved ones because of legal restrictions based on a definition of marriage ...

Two-Mommy families are now commonplace in communities throughout the country. But unlike most heterosexuals, who face choices involving fertility treatment only when pregnancy fails to occur ...