What constitutes a person anyway?  I know full grown folks who don't deserve the label. Look, I don't mean to make light of this, believe me.  Last night waiting for the vote to come down, I really couldn't breathe.  The long term implications of the personhood amendment (I can't ...

 by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. There is legal battle that has been brewing in Illinois that may interest others who live out of state.  In July of this year the state of Illinois decided not to renew its $30.6 million foster care and adoption contracts for 2012 with Catholic ...

by Melissa Brisman, Esq. On Election Day, November 8, 2011, residents of Mississippi will vote on Initiative 26, a so called "Personhood Amendment" that if enacted will change how a "person" is defined in the Mississippi Constitution. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the Personhood ...

A new study out of the Netherlands and published in Human Reproduction is making the news today. It is entitled "Risk of borderline and invasive ovarian tumours after ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization in a large Dutch cohort".  Reuters picked it up as "Fertility treatment raises ...

by Deborah L. Forman, Esq. In January 2009, Nadya Suleman made headlines around the world by giving birth to octuplets, conceived by in vitro fertilization.  While initially greeted with amazement, the birth of the octuplets quickly led to widespread condemnation, not just of Nadya Suleman ...

by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. There seem to be more stories in magazines and the news about collaborative or third party reproduction.  Newsweek recently did a cover story entitled “You Got Your Sperm Where? How to Get Pregnant Fast, Cheap, and in Public.” The story focuses on ...

by Iris Waichler, LCSW              I heard the term “accidental incest” for the first time last week.  I was with a couple of friends who also had kids through egg donors and we all shared the same stunned ...

by Corey Whelan I'm not afraid.  I'm done with that.  I'm not worried, I'm not anxious, I'm over it.  The terrorists lost.  We won.  The good guys.  The white hats.  I got that yesterday for the first time, in spades.  I attended a number of memorial ...

Beautiful, teenaged Melissa Ashley Van Ness, daughter of The AFA's Director of Development Lisa Van Ness, interviewed me yesterday about the events of September 11, 2001.  This was for a school project requested of students in North Carolina.  I am so grateful to Melissa for reaching out ...

by Jean Benward, L.C.S.W. In part, this story is about infertile couples, with apparently good intent, who engaged in surrogacy outside the boundaries of good practice. This is about trusted professionals who were able to take advantage of infertile couples.   It has a familiar ring to ...