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Reproductive Legal Update: September 2010

September 01 2010
This month’s legal update begins in California where the California Supreme Court recently ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage in the state is unconstitutional. Also in California, the state legislature enacted a new law restricting a surrogacy agency’s ability… More »

Leading-Edge Resource Aims to Educate Infertility Patients on Their Options

August 30 2010
Transitioning from IVF to a Donor Egg Cycle: Fact Sheet Now Available Infertility is an unexpected obstacle for many people, and the journey can be unpredictable. Patients may find themselves at a crossroads after multiple failed attempts with fertility treatments,… More »

Colorado & The Personhood Amendment – It’s Back!

August 03 2010
By Theresa Erickson, Esq. In case you haven’t noticed, Colorado is normally off the national political radar, but not for long – again. Yes, the backers of the Personhood Amendment from 2008 are back with a vengeance with Amendment 62… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: August 2010

August 02 2010
This month’s legal update begins in Australia where a court has recently ruled that a prisoner can continue her IVF treatments while incarcerated. Next, the update returns to the United States where a Wisconsin Court issued a landmark decision regarding… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: July 2010

June 28 2010
Last month’s legal update highlighted problems arising from international gestational carrier arrangements. (For those new to this area, a gestational carrier is a woman who carries a pregnancy for a third party and is not biologically related to the child… More »

Reproductive Legal Update - June

May 25 2010
Last month’s legal update focused entirely on events happening here in the United States. This month’s legal update looks out to the Middle East, India, and Canada. Recently, a Canadian couple tried to return to Canada after a trip… More »

Healthcare Reform and the Extension of Hospital Visitation Rights

April 26 2010
One Reproductive Attorney’s Thoughts on Healthcare Reform and the Extension of Hospital Visitation Rights There has been no shortage of debate over President Barack Obama’s plans to reform the health care system in this country. Now that details about our… More »

Innovative Fertility Education Program Aims to Reach Patients Across the World

April 19 2010
NEW YORK, April 19, 2010 — Patients dealing with infertility face many uncertainties, but now there is one place to find a comprehensive guide to almost every aspect of infertility treatment. The American Fertility Association (The AFA), a national non-profit… More »

For immediate release: The Road to Parenthood Isn’t Always Straight

April 02 2010
American Fertility Association Event Highlights Family Building for Gays and Lesbians Los Angeles - The American Fertility Association (The AFA), a national non-profit organization, knows the road to parenthood isn’t always straight. To further the work of educating and… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: April 2010

March 24 2010
This month’s legal update begins with the latest developments in the case of a German couple struggling to bring their twin children home to Germany after their birth to an Indian surrogate. Although the couple will have to adopt the… More »

Non Profit Organizations Holds Egg Donor/Surrogacy Event in Popular Beverly Hills Nail Salon

January 20 2010
Need an egg donor? How about a surrogate? Know someone who does? Yes? Then this event is for you. January 21, Los Angeles - The American Fertility Association’s Manicures & Martinis Family Building Program is coming to Bellacures Salon,… More »

Family Building Education Program Aimed to Educate Gay Men in Nail Salons

January 12 2010
January 13, 2010 - The American Fertility Association’s Manicures & Martinis Family Building Program returns to Los Angeles this month, with a focus on gestational surrogacy, an option often used by men in same sex relationships. One of the West… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: January 2010

January 05 2010
This month’s legal update begins in New Jersey, where efforts are being made to push through a bill that would provide adopted children access to their original birth certificates. Next, the update discusses a Virginia custody battle between a same-sex… More »

Nonprofit Organization Addresses Controversial Issue of Catholics and In Vitro Fertilization

December 02 2009
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/—On Monday, The American Fertility Association will host a webinar entitled Catholics and IVF: A Pastoral Approach, presented by a pastoral representative. IVF, or In Vitro Fertilization, is a form of assisted reproductive technology (ART)… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: December 2009

December 01 2009
This month’s legal update begins with a discussion of recent steps taken by the Council of Europe to combat discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender communities in countries across Europe. Next, the update focuses on a… More »

This holiday season, you can turn every purchase into a gift.

November 20 2009
• Support our cause with the purchases you make this holiday season. • Increase awareness by using your custom card everywhere you go. This Card is issued by Capital One pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: November 2009

November 03 2009
This month’s legal update begins with a discussion of a legal dispute between a divorced couple over the custody and disposition of cryopreserved embryos created during their marriage. In this action, the husband challenged the court’s decision to uphold the… More »

For Immediate Release:

October 26 2009
Infertility Can Be Prevented - A New, Cutting Edge Program Shows How “Martinis, manicures, and getting pregnant…the latest approach to talking sex and infertility isn’t happening in a doctor’s office, it’s happening in a nail salon.” -ABC News “A… More »

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October 16 2009
Certain Types of Infertility Are Preventable Free Innovative Infertility Prevention Program Comes to Los Angeles Oct. 8, 2009 - Octomom. Kate Gosselin, the recent embryo mix-up case in Ohio…all stories stemming from infertility treatments and making national headlines. But,… More »

Invitation to Take AFA Survey

October 01 2009
From time to time, The AFA conducts surveys from which the results are used to improve its work and better determine your needs in terms of education, support, and resources. Would you be so kind as to take ten minutes… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: October 2009

September 28 2009
October’s monthly legal update begins with a story out of New York, where a Long Island Surrogate Court ruled that a man with a criminal past can still qualify as an adoptive parent. The next item in this month’s update… More »

The American Fertility Association Responds to Alleged Embryo Mix-Up Case in Ohio

September 24 2009
September 24, 2009 - An Ohio woman, 40 year old Carolyn Savage, claims a fertility clinic implanted the wrong embryo and that the baby she’s due to deliver the first week in October is not hers. Several media reports state… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: September 2009

September 21 2009
September’s Monthly Legal Update covers a wide range of reproductive legal news and developments. It begins in North Carolina, where State Senator Julia Boseman won a legal challenge to her rights as an adoptive parent brought by a former romantic… More »

The AFA Launches Cutting Edge Fundraising Campaign

August 17 2009
Mission: Family - Give without Spending More August 17, New York City - The American Fertility Association (The AFA) is launching a new and innovative fundraising campaign, which allows donors to support the organization’s work without actually giving money. Through… More »

Child Welfare League of America, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Announce Partnership

July 14 2009
July 8, 2009, New York – The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute announced today that they are forming a strategic partnership to enhance the efficacy of their current work, to forge important… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: July 2009

June 30 2009
This month’s update focuses on two decisions out of California addressing the rights of children after the death of a parent. In the first case, twin children sought a share of their father’s inheritance after he failed to provide any… More »

Reproductive Legal Update: June 2009

May 27 2009
This month’s reproductive law update begins with two cases involving same-sex couples who become parents together and, upon the termination of their relationship, engage in custody disputes. In the first case, a birth mother questioned whether the State of… More »

Focus on Fertility Resources - Reproductive Health in America 2008

April 28 2009
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Newsweek’s Health Issue Featuring “Focus on Infertility Solutions”

April 28 2009
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Free Manicures & Martinis Hits Chicago and Denver

April 17 2009
The American Fertility Association’s Infertility Prevention Program 7.3 million! That’s how many American women have difficulty conceiving, but many of those cases could have been prevented with some simple lifestyle choices and changes. Education is the key and what… More »

Infertility - Your Guide To Reproductive Health

March 31 2009
A special interest report on Infertility from Mediaplanet to be distributed in USA Today on June 5th 2009, with 374,000 printed copies reaching over 1 million people. More »

Surrogates, Egg Donors, and Families Allegedly Scammed Out of Millions of Dollars

March 18 2009
March 19, Los Angeles - The Michael Charles Group, a popular escrow company for several surrogate and egg donor agencies, has allegedly skipped town. The group is believed to have embezzled more than $2 million from nearly 70 families, leaving… More »

The American Fertility Association Opposes Georgia Senate Bill 169

March 04 2009
March 4, 2009, New York City - The American Fertility Association is asking you to oppose a bill introduced in the Georgia State Senate. Senate Bill 169 would greatly reduce a patient’s rights to receive infertility treatments in Georgia. The… More »

Infertility & Pregnancy

February 11 2009
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REPORT SUGGESTS ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CAN LEARN FROM ADOPTION

February 09 2009
NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2009 – The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute issued a new report today, entitled “Old Lessons for a New World,” which suggests that the knowledge derived from adoption-related research and experience can be used to improve… More »

The AFA co-sponsors Free Acupuncture

January 30 2009
The American Fertility Association, in conjunction with Dr. Mike Berkley and The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness, is offering a program of free acupuncture services to households with a combined income of less than $50,000 per year. The acupuncture services… More »

The American Fertility Association Comments on Octuplets

January 30 2009
January 30, 2009 - New York City Little information is being released on whether the woman who gave birth to octuplets at a California hospital conceived the babies through fertility treatments. Though, experts say, it’s highly unlikely the babies were… More »

The AFA’s Infertility Prevention Series Premieres in NYC

January 28 2009
Leading Edge Program Attracts a Standing Room Only Crowd New York City – The American Fertility Association launched the much anticipated Manicures & Martinis infertility prevention program Tuesday night at Dashing Diva Nail Salon in Gramercy Park,… More »

The AFA’s Infertility Prevention Program, Manicures & Martinis, Featured in Newsweek

January 27 2009
Have Another ‘Fertilitini’ A slick new promotional campaign reminds women in their 20s and 30s that their biological clocks are ticking. Click Here for Full Article More »

P.A. Superior Court: Same-Sex Couple Ruled as Legal Fathers

January 23 2009
Melissa B. Brisman, Esq., makes the following statement in connection with her recent victory in an appeal before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania: The Superior Court ruled yesterday that a lower court abused its discretion in denying a petition seeking… More »

Study Finds That Women Over Forty, In Vitro Doesn’t Restore Youthful Fertility

January 15 2009
Boston – Alan Penzias, MD of Boston IVF and member of The American Fertility Association’s Board of Directors along with Beth Malizia, MD and Michele Hacker, ScD, MSPH, authored the abstract published January 15th in The New England Journal of… More »

Free Early Education Program to Lower Infertility Rates

January 07 2009
FREE Manicures & Martinis at Dashing Diva • 7.3 million American women have difficulty conceiving a child. • There are things women can do to help prevent infertility. • The American Fertility Association is raising awareness through a… More »

The AFA announces a $10,000 per month online advertising grant from Google.

November 21 2008
Google recently awarded The AFA with an online advertising grant of $10,000 per month. “We are deeply appreciative of Google’s recognition of The AFA’s work, and for helping us to reach more people than we ever thought possible” said Executive… More »

The American Fertility Association Names New Executive Director

November 19 2008
Nov. 19, 2008 – The American Fertility Association’s Board of Directors has named Ken Mosesian as its Executive Director. After an exhaustive nationwide search, the board voted unanimously to offer the position to Mosesian, who has served since March as… More »

The American Fertility Association Announces Plan to Help Young Women Preserve Fertility

October 30 2008
The American Fertility Association introduces Manicures and Martinis, a new and innovative educational program which brings young women together in a casual setting over manicures and martinis while learning the “dos and don’ts” of preserving fertility. It’s free, relaxing, fun,… More »

The AFA Convinces Honda to Stop Discriminating Against Same-Sex Couples

September 10 2008
Nearly three months after our initial demand to Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, the auto manufacturing giant has removed discriminatory language from its Insurance Summary Plan against same-sex couples for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) insurance coverage. The AFA became aware of… More »

Honda Criticized for Discriminatory Insurance Practices

August 19 2008
Support The AFA’s advocacy work on behalf of all those who wish to create family. Doctors and health care professionals at Alabama Fertility Specialists… More »

ADVOCACY GROUP CALLS ON CONGRESS TO OVERRIDE PRESIDENT’S STEM CELL VETO

May 15 2008
NEW YORK—The American Fertility Association (The AFA) is profoundly concerned by President Bush’s veto of legislation loosening the federal purse strings on stem cell research, superimposing a personal political, moral and religious agenda that stifles scientific work supported by 60%… More »

First-Ever West Coast Family Matters Conference

February 05 2008
February 5, 2008, New York - In a unique move to provide the unparalleled fertility and family-building information that prospective parents in the San Francisco Bay demand and deserve, The American Fertility Association takes over the Golden Gate Center at… More »

Brenda Strong’s Struggle With Infertility

June 15 2007
NEW YORK, June 15—The American Fertility Association (AFA) announced that actress Brenda Strong has been elected to the Board of Directors and will continue to serve as the first national spokesperson for the fertility patient advocacy organization. Ms. Strong—known to… More »

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