‘Baby trafficking’ scandal just the tip of the IVF/surrogacy iceberg: expert | LifeSiteNews.com

Making the case that all IVF+Surrogacy are bad or wrong.
With more mainstream exposure than Motherlode in The NYTimes, now on CNN with Anderson Cooper, Jennifer Lahl quoted as saying that all of ivf is unethical.


She's not just Jennifer Lahl when quoted , she's Jennifer Lahl of the film Eggsploitation.


My kids will read this someday. 


We need more than children's storybooks about third party reproduction to deal with how our kids will feel about what is waiting for them on the other side of our disclosure story.

 http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/baby-trafficking-scandal-just-the-tip-of-the-ivf-surrogacy-iceberg-expert/

Salon.com » Are sperm banks unethical?

http://www.salon.com/2011/10/13/sperm_bank_ethics/singleton/

REVIEW AND REPEAT SCHEDULE Style Exposed: Sperm Donor: 74 Kids and More

THE SHOW IS BEING REPEATED THIS WEEK. I WATCHED IT LAST WEEK AND HAVE TO SAY IT WAS VERY WELL DONE, THOUGHTFUL AND ENGAGING. WENDY KRAMER DID AN AMAZING JOB OF PRODUCING AND THE PEOPLE IN IT ARE JUST FANTASTIC. 


Style Exposed: Sperm Donor: 74 Kids and More



http://www.mystyle.com/mystyle/b7656_74_kids_more_on_way_style_presents.html

Follow Ben, a former sperm donor, on his journey to meet the 70+ children his donations have created. Additionally, Adrienne and Karis, half-sisters from a separate donor, reunite.

Tuesday, Oct 4 @ 5 PM, EST

Wednesday, Oct 5 @2 AM & 12 PM, EST

Friday, Oct 7 @1 AM, EST

NPR:Donor-Conceived Children Seek Missing Piece Of Identity

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/18/140477014/donor-conceived-children-seek-missing-identities

Sperm Donation Seems Simple, but Isn't - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

An Excellent Panel for a Debate about Donor Anonymity


Lawlessness Has Had Its Upsides
David Plotz, author and editor of Slate


A Rush to Pass Laws
Jamie Grifo, program director, N.Y.U.
Fertility Center


Restoring the Human Connection
Colton Wooten, writer
Wild West of Fertility


Debora L. Spar, president, Barnard College


Proceed With Caution
Lori Andrews, professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law


Victimizing Gays and Lesbians
Beth Littrell, staff attorney, Lambda Legal


End the Anonymity
Naomi R. Cahn, law professor and Wendy Kramer, Donor Sibling Registry


A Private-Sector Problem
Charles A. Sims, president, California Cryobank


Rules Can Hurt the Vulnerable
Sujatha Jesudason, executive director, Generations Ahead


Start With Some Hard Questions
Robert G. Brzyski, American Society for Reproductive Medicine ethics committee

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/09/13/making-laws-about-making-babies/sperm-donation-seems-simple-but-isnt

The NYC Gathering Dinner Meetings September 20th, October 17th.

Tuesday September 20, 6-8pm in Midtown with Special Guest, Judy Kottick, LCSW. The topic will be, "How to Talk with the Others in Your Life about Donor Conception".


Monday October 17, 6-9pm in Midtown with Special Guests, Wendy Kramer and her son Ryan Kramer of The Donor Sibling Registry.


Please Register for these events to Saxel95@aol.com.
Sara Axel
516-967-7430

Getting better sperm donors | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine

Here is a perspective on de-regulation of sperm donation in the uk.

http://mblogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/08/getting-better-sperm-donors/

Also worth reading these commentaries regarding Theresa Erickson,Reproductive Law Attorney in the news this week.

The Stirrup-queens and Hannah Wept,Sarah Laughed.

The NYC Gathering's First Fund-raiser

If anyone has any ability to help me raise enough $ to get me to this conference please feel free to begin on my behalf or contact me at saxel95@aol.com to make the necessary connections. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,


http://www.humanreproduction2011.com/associated-meetings/anzica/