Some states restrict access to this reproductive avenue to couples.

The 1988 Surrogate Act in Michigan outlawed surrogacy contracts. The Michigan Family Protection Act went into effect Tuesday, repealing the ban. A surrogacy advocate originally from Michigan spoke ...

In Washington state, surrogate mothers are hard to find. When Sharon LaMothe counsels infertile couples who have found surrogacy to be their last hope for a genetic child of their own, she wishes she ...

Some children learn way too early that their role in the family is not to be taken care of, but to take care of others. When a parent turns to their child not just for affection or support but as a ...

Tammy Meyers and 11-year-old Corryn watch Governor Gretchen Whitmer at the ceremony to sign legislation to lift Michigan’s 35-year-old ban on paid surrogacy contracts. The Meyers family has three ...

Parenthood is a profoundly personal journey, shaped by hope and resilience, but also by legal and societal barriers that affect some individuals. For many Indian couples, including those living abroad ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Felicia Burg plans to have a fifth child — just not hers.