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California Governor Newson Signs Fertility Coverage into Law

Conceptual Options joins Resolve and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine applauding the California Legislature for cooperating in getting legislation SB729 passed and signed by the Governor. This law will effectively require all health care carriers to offer some form of infertility & fertility services in conjunction with offering health care coverage. The law also clarifies that same-sex couples and single… Read More »California Governor Newson Signs Fertility Coverage into Law

Bachelor Colton Underwood Welcomes Son via Surrogacy

The Bachelor Season 23 and former Washington football player, Colton Underwood, has just welcomed his first son with his husband, Jordan C. Brown, via surrogacy and egg donation. Bishop Colton Brown-Underwood was born September 26th. Colton noted that they were unaware whose sperm was used, but they intend to use the other’s sperm next time. For more background on the… Read More »Bachelor Colton Underwood Welcomes Son via Surrogacy

Proposed Anti-Surrogacy Legislation is Advancing in Italy

Legislation has been proposed in Italian Parliament that will effectively criminalize surrogacy for Italian nationals who utilize their surrogacy journey process abroad, including in those jurisdictions that have legalized surrogacy, such as California. The proposal has been approved by the Italian Chamber of Deputies and has passed through the Justice Committee (at the Senate of the Republic), and currently it is… Read More »Proposed Anti-Surrogacy Legislation is Advancing in Italy

Olivia Munn John Mulaney Welcome second child via Surrogacy

Olivia Munn & John Mulaney Welcome 2nd Baby via Surrogacy

Olivia Munn & John Mulaney have officially announced the birth of their second child via surrogacy. This news comes after Olivia had undergone breast cancer treatment where she had to undergo a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy in 2023. Méi June Mulaney, a girl, was born Saturday, September 14. Olivia and John officially got married in July of 2023, prior… Read More »Olivia Munn & John Mulaney Welcome 2nd Baby via Surrogacy

Selena Gomez Admits She May Not Be Able to Carry Her Own Children

Selena Gomez did an emotional interview with Rolling Stone, where she admitted that she will likely never be able to carry her own children. As Selena’s health issues are well known, she has never publicly admitted the grief she had to struggle through when finding this out from her medical professionals. Selena has been diagnosed with lupus in 2013,… Read More »Selena Gomez Admits She May Not Be Able to Carry Her Own Children

Brad Pitt May Turn to Surrogacy to Start his Family with Jeweler, Ines de Ramon

Brad Pitt’s new love, Ines de Ramon, are trying to have a baby, according to the foreign media. It has been reported that they have been trying for about a year to have a baby, with no luck. Surrogacy seemed to be right choice for them as Ines was reportedly not sure about going the adoption route. It has also… Read More »Brad Pitt May Turn to Surrogacy to Start his Family with Jeweler, Ines de Ramon

China’s One Child Policy is Backfiring for Single Women

Despite a decline in the Chinese birth rate, a five-year legal battle regrading a single woman freezing her eggs has finally concluded. China has been long known to be a traditionalist country that believes that single women giving birth is taboo. In this case, Teresa XU was denied her ability to freeze her eggs for future use due to the fact… Read More »China’s One Child Policy is Backfiring for Single Women

Massachusetts Passes Parental Equality Law

A Massachusetts’ Parental Equality Law Signed by Governor Healey

Massachusetts has passed a law (H.4970) that will effectively ensure Parental Equality for all families. The groundbreaking law is meant to have all children born in the State to have the same rights and legal protections to their parentage without regard to the marital status, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation of their parents or the circumstances of the child’s birth,… Read More »A Massachusetts’ Parental Equality Law Signed by Governor Healey

Elon Musk Discusses a Decline in Birthrates and How It Can Affect the Future

Whether you love or hate Elon Musk, he does love having children. Just last month he reported that he now has 12 children. Tim Higgins of the Wall Street Journal debated Elon’s views in an article that is definitely worth a read discussing declining birth rates and how both political divides see it differently for sure. Musk has disclosed… Read More »Elon Musk Discusses a Decline in Birthrates and How It Can Affect the Future

Tara Lipinski Talks About the Olympics and her Fertility Struggles

You would expect an Olympic athlete to be able to conquer anything. Right? That is what we all think, but not for Tara Lipinski – a U.S., World, and Olympic Champion, with a Gold Medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. And now she is opening about her struggles with infertility that she has dealing with for the last five years on… Read More »Tara Lipinski Talks About the Olympics and her Fertility Struggles

Country Star Jelly Roll and His Wife Bunnie Xo Announce Their Decision to Expand their Family via Surrogacy

For Jelly Roll and his wife, Bunnie Xo, their decision to use a surrogate to expand their family came after years of IVF and was not an easy one to make. In fact, they started IVF in 2019, but Bunnie Xo was unable to move forward due to depression and substance abuse issues. The couple, however, has received support from around the… Read More »Country Star Jelly Roll and His Wife Bunnie Xo Announce Their Decision to Expand their Family via Surrogacy

Surrogacy Controversy Mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2140

On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience #2140, the host, Joe Rogan, and his guests Francis Foster and Konstantin Kisin, quickly mentioned a story about a gay couple that Joe is friends with who had recently hired a Surrogate to carry their child to term. The controversy in the story comes from the fact that Joe Rogan states that the… Read More »Surrogacy Controversy Mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2140

Parents Fight for Equal Rights under Massachusetts’s Parental Rights Laws

For LGBTQ parents, Massachusetts’s laws place them in a legal gray area regarding their parental rights when utilizing IVF and Surrogacy to create their families. In fact, many couples have to also undergo a stepparent adoption in order for their partners to have the same parental rights as they do from the time of birth. Many consider that additional step demeaning and… Read More »Parents Fight for Equal Rights under Massachusetts’s Parental Rights Laws

Paris Hilton Opens Up About her Decision to Become a Mother via Surrogacy

Paris Hilton chose surrogacy to grow and create her family. In a candid article in the Statesman, she explained that privacy and safety were the most important aspects of her surrogacy journey with her husband, Carter Reum. Paris explained that she wanted the traditional experience of carrying her own baby – while experiencing the kicks, the nausea and everything the goes… Read More »Paris Hilton Opens Up About her Decision to Become a Mother via Surrogacy

Children of IVF, Egg Donation, and Surrogacy Thrive

A study out of the UK that has monitored children born via IVF, Egg Donation, and Surrogacy for 20 years was published just last year – and the results show that they are thriving right along with their naturally conceived counterparts. The result was that the absence of a biological connection between children and their parents, whether genetically or gestationally, does not… Read More »Children of IVF, Egg Donation, and Surrogacy Thrive

Walmart to Provide Their Employees IVF & Surrogacy Coverage

In a bold move, Walmart has partnered with KindBody in order for their employees to have coverage for fertility, IVF, and surrogacy. With their partnership, employees will have the ability to access providers across the country, including access to their new IVF clinic in Rogers, Arkansas. Kim Lupo, senior vice president, Walmart Global Total Rewards, stated that this allows Walmart to… Read More »Walmart to Provide Their Employees IVF & Surrogacy Coverage

The Importance of Surrogacy Insurance & How to Protect Yourself

For years insurance that covers a surrogate who is carrying your baby has been difficult to obtain to say the least. With many carriers pulling out of the various insurance markets, Surrogates, Surrogacy Agencies, and Intended Parents alike have been looking for a solution to alleviate the costs associated with a surrogacy birth. Unfortunately, there are always a few… Read More »The Importance of Surrogacy Insurance & How to Protect Yourself

ABC News Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis Details Her Journey with Surrogacy

Rebecca Jarvis, ABC News’ chief business, technology and economics correspondent, has detailed in a candid article about her struggles with infertility and her journey to a son via surrogacy. She and her husband spent ten years struggling to create her family. In fact, she underwent 7 IVF cycles to finally get pregnant with her daughter, Isabella. When it came time to… Read More »ABC News Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis Details Her Journey with Surrogacy

Surrogacy 101: How it Works

As we all know, before Kim Kardashian, Robert DeNiro, and Elton John, surrogacy was unknown to most people. These celebrities who had chosen surrogacy to expand or create their families helped bring surrogacy into the mainstream consciousness. But do many people know how surrogacy actually works? Well, thanks to a newly published primer by US News and World Report, people can now… Read More »Surrogacy 101: How it Works

Spanish TV Star Ana Obregón Admits Surrogate Baby is Her Grandchild

Spanish TV Star, Ana Obregón, admitted recently that the child she had via surrogacy is in fact her grandchild. She explained that before her son died in 2020, he told her wanted to have a child. Thankfully, before he started his cancer treatments his doctors recommended that he preserve sperm samples, which he did. The birth of Obregón’s surrogate baby initially… Read More »Spanish TV Star Ana Obregón Admits Surrogate Baby is Her Grandchild

Considering an independent surrogacy journey?

Are you thinking of doing an independent surrogacy journey? Having a surrogacy agency behind you has major benefits for both the intended parents and surrogates. Coordinating a surrogacy journey is much more complex than one can imagine. A surrogacy journey, with Conceptual Options, begins from the date of your surrogate application. Our surrogate intake team will guide you every step of the… Read More »Considering an independent surrogacy journey?

Erin Andrews

The Picture of What Surrogacy Is According to Erin Andrews Considering Surrogacy to create your family is never an easy thing – whether you are choosing surrogacy as a single parent, as a married couple, or as an unmarried couple. Choosing surrogacy involves trust, compassion, patience, and finances. Surrogacy is also often considered by individuals and couples after years of heartbreak, brutal… Read More »Erin Andrews

Texas Surrogacy and Texas Surrogacy Laws

Texas and Surrogacy

Why You Should Consider Texas Surrogacy: Are you confused about where to start when it comes to Texas Surrogacy? Of course, everyone is, especially with the patchwork of laws in all 50 states. But don’t worry; with the right information and counsel, you can start your journey in the best possible position while ensuring everyone is protected – the Intended Parents, the… Read More »Texas and Surrogacy

Social Surrogacy – What Does It Mean to Me?

Have you ever heard of social surrogacy? What is it, and what does it mean for the future of parenthood? As we all now know from the Kardashians, surrogacy is when a woman agrees to carry a baby on behalf of another couple or person, due to infertility, who will then become the child’s legal parent(s) after birth – whether single, couple,… Read More »Social Surrogacy – What Does It Mean to Me?

Surrogacy For The Single Person & Amber Heard

Many were shocked to learn that Actress, Amber Heard, had a baby through surrogacy this year. While no one seemed to be aware that she was about to become a mother at all, her surrogate gave birth to her daughter, Oonagh Paige, on April 8th. Amber said that a Physician had told her in the past that she would never be able… Read More »Surrogacy For The Single Person & Amber Heard

Surrogacy: Single Men Can Have A Baby Without A Partner

How Can Single Men Have a Baby Without a Partner via Surrogacy? Today, a person does not need to have a partner to start his own family. In fact, many high-profile actors, politicians, lawyers, and sports personalities, along with many others, are now discovering ways to have their own child using the help of a Surrogate. The ever-growing landscape of IVF, Surrogacy,… Read More »Surrogacy: Single Men Can Have A Baby Without A Partner