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Thailand bans commercial surrogacy for LGBTs, singles, foreigners
The provision excludes gay people since same-sex marriage is not recognized in Thailand.
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Thailand bans foreigners, same-sex couples from seeking surrogacy services
Thailand’s parliament has passed legislation passed a law banning foreigners and same-sex couples from seeking surrogacy services.
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Newlyweds Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent are having a baby
Newlyweds Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent said Wednesday they are having a child together through surrogacy. Berkus, a designer and host of “American Dream Builders,” made the announcement in a post on his Facebook page…
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California’s ‘Modern Family Act’ aims to bring family law into 21st century
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers will consider updating family law and parental rights to keep up with the evolving nature of families when they return from summer break. Bitter, high-profile disputes have inspired legislators to modernize laws molded for “Leave it to Beaver”-era families. Jason Patric, star of “The Lost Boys,” has been seeking custody rights over…
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Fla. Supreme Court settles lesbian couple’s custody battle
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a woman who donated an egg to her lesbian partner has parental rights to the child and is ordering a lower court to work out custody, child support and visitation arrangements.
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Court: Surrogate mom can seek parental rights following breakup with partner
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A lesbian woman who gave birth to a child conceived from a fertilized egg provided by her companion can argue for parental rights in the wake of the couple’s breakup, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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La. lawmakers consider bill to block surrogacy by gay parents
BATON ROUGE, La. — A bill making its way in the Louisiana state legislature that would establish provisions to block gay and unmarried couples from becoming parents using a surrogate, is headed to a joint House-Senate conference committee this week.
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NOM promotes article comparing gay parents to rapists, sexual predators
Pay attention, gay folks. There is seems to be a quiet war going on against our rights to be surrogate parents. Via the NOM blog, I found this highly offensive piece, The New Sexual Predators. In it, the author, Alana S. Newman compares gay couples and older woman to human traffickers out to steal the […]
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Australian state government reverses same-sex civil union rights
BRISBANE, Australia — Conservative lawmakers in the parliament of the Australian state of Queensland have voted to redefine civil partnerships, downgrading them to the lessor class of “registered relationships,” and said they also plan to ban same-sex couples from having children through surrogacy.
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Television: NBC, Ryan Murphy (‘Glee’) unveil ‘The New Normal’
One of the most anticipated shows for the fall 2012 season will be The New Normal, from Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler. The show features Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon) and Justin Bartha (National Treasure) as a gay couple trying to have a child via surrogate.