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• The (Donor) Kids Are All Right

  Two new studies show that children who were conceived via donor gametes or surrogacy ought to be told of their origins as soon as possible. But those kids are doing just as well and are just as close with their parents as those whose kids were conceived "naturally" according to the Centre for Family Research at Cambridge University.  One study showed that children who were told of their origin early on Read More... Posted Jul 11 2008, 12:02 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: parents, fathers, mothers, infertility, donor sperm, surrogacy, donor eggs, family relationships, adjustment, Centre for Family Research, secrecy

• Lesbian Mama is Pregnant With Twins, and so is Her Partner

  It's a story as old as time.   Two women fall in love, get civilly unioned, and decide to start a family.  So they find a sperm donor and start popping the folic acid and charting the basal body temp.  And with a little luck and a lot of cash, they make themselves a baby. Or four.  Read More... Posted Jun 09 2008, 12:01 PM by Erin White with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: twins, IVF, lesbian and gay families, discovery health, quads, donor eggs