Earlier this year, I was invited to discuss gestational surrogacy with dozens of the heads of women’s rights organizations looking to shape global policy. I was startled to discover I was the only ...

Arizona prohibits all surrogacy contracts, whether paid or unpaid, declares the surrogate as the legal mother and entitled to custody, and establishes a rebuttable presumption that the surrogate’s ...

The cost of using a surrogate ranges between $100,00 to $150,000 or more. These costs include the medical, legal, and insurance fees that come with contracting a surrogate. Costs vary depending on the ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated. Pope Francis’ recent call to ban surrogacy caught many by surprise, particularly due to its vehemence. “I deem deplorable the practice of so-called ...

Surrogacy can be a miracle for people who can’t carry a child themselves. But in some parts of the world, it’s completely banned. Surrogacy is when a woman (called a surrogate) carries and gives birth ...

Gestational surrogacy, also known as IVF surrogacy or host surrogacy, is the process where a person carries a pregnancy for someone else — the “intended parents.” During this process, the gestational ...

Surrogacy, a reproductive arrangement in which a woman carries and gives birth to a child on behalf of another person or couple, has provided a path to parenthood for many for whom it was previously ...

Surrogacy is an important family planning option, but be prepared for a lengthy, expensive and emotional process. Credit...Lucy Jones Supported by By David Dodge This guide was originally published on ...

Surrogacy is a widely accepted way for certain couples to have a child when one or both of them cannot conceive or carry the child themselves. In a Reddit post written from a now deleted account, a ...