Resurfacing from all my travels and I have some news!
I have been off the blog travelling to various meetings for reproductive professionals, including ASRM and moderating a panel for the American Bar Association’s A.R.T. Committee addressing insurance...
View ArticleAnother article on ovaries, this time in The Washington Post
What is up with these writers? Or is it me? Do people really not know that are ovaries are ticking time bombs? This article argues that while our ovaries are turning to raisins the rest of our...
View ArticleSome thoughts on making egg donation work
As I get closer to finishing my E-Book on egg donation, I seem to have more and more clients asking me some of the essential nuts and bolts questions about egg donation. It is urging me to write...
View ArticleLaw and Order Disappoints by Getting the Law WRONG on egg donation and the...
I rarely watch television anymore. I am lucky if I get time late at night to watch something and then I usually elect to watch a re-run of The West Wing. However, the other night DH and I decided to...
View ArticleWhy does Jennifer Aniston’s quest to be a mother inspire me so?
Everyone knows that I am fan of Jennifer’s. I actually probably wouldn’t be married to my DH if it wasn’t for some advice her mom gave me a long time ago. But seriously, Jennifer is an extraordinary...
View ArticleIt’s Confirmed: 40 Really is the New 30! Except . . . Wait . . . Watch Out...
Most people who know me, know that I am in my mid-early 40’s. Turning 40 wasn’t a big deal for me. I have such a baby face that sometimes I have a hard time getting people to take me seriously....
View ArticleMaking an Egg Donation Cycle Work. A brief look at what you might need to...
Through egg donation, many infertile women are now able to experience pregnancy: sharing their thoughts, feelings, blood supply and the sound of their voice with their baby, and delivering their child...
View ArticleWhen Infertility Professionals Get it Wrong.
You know it’s not that often that I see glaringly offensive comments or information from professionals in the infertility world. Most of us know to be very careful with the language we use so that we...
View ArticleThe Bizarre World of Embryo Banking. Where My Motherhood and Morality Meet.
Every once in a while I have true conflicts between my self as a former infertility patient and my career as a reproductive lawyer and adoption attorney. A couple of years ago, I wrote a law review...
View ArticleHalle Berry Battles the NOvary: Pregnancy Defies the Odds of Fertility
So Halle Berry is pregnant at age 46. She’s approximately my age. Jealous much? You betcha! You all know I want another baby. It’s hardly a secret; certainly not from my kids, my dear husband (DH),...
View ArticleSherri Shepherd’s Surrogacy Battle and the View from the Other Side.
Sherri Shepherd. Who hasn’t heard her name recently? The former host of The View is in the midst of a major lawsuit with her ex-husband over her son. She claims she doesn’t have any responsibility...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Things Reproductive Lawyers Can Help You With
Sometimes when I tell people what I do for a living they look at me like I have two heads. Reproductive Lawyer? What’s that??? Part One In this day and age when celebs like Sofia Vergara and her Ex...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Things Reproductive Lawyers Can Help You With – Part 2
So in Part 1 we discussed some of the agreements you might need to enter into when building your family through third-party assisted reproduction and how my colleagues and I can help you with them....
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