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Resolve Surrogacy Questionnaire

by Building Families // Sep 12, 2012
Resolve has developed a questionnaire, “Surrogacy Questions to Ask” , for the Intended Parents researching how to build their family with the help of a Surrogate Mother. We found the list to be an excellent resource and decided to answer... Continue reading →

I Made a New Friend Today

by Building Families // Sep 11, 2012
I made a new friend today. Well, I guess we have been “friends” for a long while, but considering she is a little less than 2 years old now, she doesn’t remember when we first met. She walked into Starbucks... Continue reading →

BFI in Pride Life Magazine

by Building Families // Sep 6, 2012
Check us out..We’re in the Pride Life Magazine. Click Here to learn more about our profile in the Magazine. Continue reading →

BREAKING NEWS: Autism Clinical Trial

by Building Families // Aug 29, 2012
Last week CBR announced a phase II clinical trial for autism. Diagnoses of autism in the U.S. have risen to 1 in every 88 children, making research like this particularly important. CBR has partnered with Dr. Michael Chez, Director of... Continue reading →

From One of Our New Moms…

by Building Families // Jun 15, 2012
“I just heard from our Surrogate Mother, that she is going to help a new Couple – she is such an Angel. The new Couple is so lucky. I just told my husband, that I envy them a bit. They are starting... Continue reading →

Neil Patrick Harris Opens Up About Surrogacy to Oprah

by Building Families // Jun 1, 2012
Actor Neil Patrick Harris has opened up his home to Oprah Winfrey as part of a revealing new interview about fatherhood. The “How I Met Your Mother” star and his partner, David Burtka, who are parents to 19-month-old twins Gideon... Continue reading →

Exciting Statistics on Surrogacy

by Building Families // May 14, 2012
Some agencies are reporting that the statistics on children born  through Surrogacy is reaching 35,000 in total as of 2011.  This is largely due to increased societal acceptance. According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 859 surrogacy and gestational... Continue reading →

Cade Foundation Family Building Grant

by Building Families // May 11, 2012
Need help funding your infertility treatments or adoption expenses? The Tinina Q. Cade Foundation can help! This foundation is a non profit organization that was started in 2005 to provide information, support and financial assistance to help needy infertile families... Continue reading →

District Courts Have Authority to Make Parentage Determinations in Gestational Surrogacy

by Building Families // May 10, 2012
ASRM BULLETIN Volume 14, Number 27 May 8, 2012 Maine’s Highest Court Rules that District Courts Have Authority to Make Parentage Determinations in Gestational Surrogacy. Last week, Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court addressed for the first time the issue of parentage... Continue reading →

The American Fertility Association’s Infertility Awareness Postage Stamp

by Building Families // May 7, 2012
In honor of Mother’s Day, May 13th, The American Fertility Association (The AFA) has launched a postage stamp that highlights Infertility Awareness. With your purchase and use of this stamp, you are raising the awareness of infertility and supporting those... Continue reading →

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