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Germany denies issuance of a German birth certificate to a child who was born in the U.S. by a married surrogate mother.

Milena O'Hara · May 7, 2014 ·

The only way for the German parents to become parents of a US born child through surrogacy is through an adoption process, pursuant to German law. Even with a California birth certificate indicating they are the sole legal parents, Intended Parents cannot override the applicable German law (Art. 19 Abs. 1 S. 1 EGBGB) and can therefore not establish German citizenship of the child pursuant to §36 Abs. 1 S. 1 PStG. OLG Stuttgart.

German couples are strongly advised to seek local counsel prior to undergoing surrogacy in the U.S.

Germany Court

New York may be on its way to being surrogacy-friendly.

Milena O'Hara · April 29, 2014 ·

New York State does not allow paid surrogacy. But, that hasn’t prevented 1,000s of people from pursuing surrogacy in other states and countries. Couples usually return to NY with their parental rights already finalized. However, for gay couples who pursue surrogacy in India, the non-biological father must undergo a step-parent adoption of the child back in NY. How did NY deal with this issue? In a recent court decision, the judge allowed a co-parent to adopt the child he and his partner brought about through a paid surrogacy arrangement even though it would have been illegal in NY. Hopefully, this will help lead the path to surrogacy-friendly legislation.

California is the friendliest state: A 1993 case, Johnson v. Calvert, ruled that paid surrogacy arrangements are legal and the intended parents of a child are the sole legal parents.

Read more here.

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins. – Josh Billings

Milena O'Hara · April 27, 2014 ·

Do you know one out of every 30 babies born is a twin? Thanks to older mothers (who naturally tend to have multiples), IVF, and fertility drugs, there are 1,009,337 extra twins now than in 1981. That’s a lot of double buggies! (The Atlantic)

 (Computed from CDC data/Alexis Madrigal).
(Computed from CDC data/Alexis Madrigal).

Chinese seek US surrogates

Milena O'Hara · April 23, 2014 ·

A growing number of Chinese are turning to the US for surrogacy and egg donation. China bans surrogacy, as well as the country’s birth limits. NPR looks into it.

There was a rush to conceive children earlier this year — the Year of the Horse — which, according to the Chinese zodiac, is especially auspicious for boys.

Spain ranked the most LGBT-Friendly Country

Milena O'Hara · April 22, 2014 ·

People in 40 countries were asked if homosexuality is acceptable. Only 6% of Spaniards answered “Unacceptable”. Madrid will host the World Gay Pride event in 2017.

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Image Credit: Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project

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