In New York, a gay uple fightg to make their surers pay for fertily treatment have found themselv the middle of a culture war. What happens when the right to parenthood volv someone else’s body?
Contents:
- CAN TWO MEN HAVE A BABY? GAY PARENTG OPTNS
- FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED
- GAY MEN: HOW TO HAVE A BLOGIL CHILD
- ‘WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE OK WH NOT HAVG CHILDREN’: HOW GAY PARENTHOOD THROUGH SURROGACY BEME A BATTLEGROUND
CAN TWO MEN HAVE A BABY? GAY PARENTG OPTNS
Stanford physicians have published the first study of gay men's experienc wh g assisted reproductive technology to have children. * gay couples babies *
A gay or transgenr person’s optns for parentg clu:. Or, let’s say we have a gay cisgenr uple, Alex and Zack.
FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED
Geic rearch is advancg to the day when gay upl uld fulfill their dreams of havg children related to them both. * gay couples babies *
Others may be ncerned that sgle men or gay male upl would have a harr time adoptg jt bee they are men, but this may not be te. “For gay male sgl/upl, we have particularly easier the matchg procs, as there is no other mom 'replacg' the child’s birth mother and often get chosen quicker.
GAY MEN: HOW TO HAVE A BLOGIL CHILD
Beg a Parent Through SurrogacyGay men face more challeng beg parents than any other group, both blogil and fancial. The... * gay couples babies *
This is thanks large part to the growg number of adoptn and surrogacy optns available to gay upl today, pared to what was available a ago. Other optns for gay upl clu adoptn and foster re.
‘WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE OK WH NOT HAVG CHILDREN’: HOW GAY PARENTHOOD THROUGH SURROGACY BEME A BATTLEGROUND
* gay couples babies *
And for gay upl, surrogacy mak that dream a realy.
However, is still not possible for a gay uple to have a child g DNA om both fathers. But for gay men, this procs is plited and expensive. The procs tak about two years and sts around $200, 000 per child - and prospective gay fathers don't meet eligibily creria for most health surance plans' fertily benefs, although this is begng to change.
For same-sex upl who want kids, surrogacy is one of only two optns. It is a lengthy and expensive procs, and bee of differg laws om state to state, n be an even more plited procs for gays and lbians. * gay couples babies *
Brent Monsr, MD, recently helped lead a study to document tails of how gay men e assisted reproductive technology to build their fai, cludg qutns such as how many children they wish to have and how often their efforts succeed. As a gay person growg up a nservative environment, this was a challenge I thought about.