May 6, 2008
This is probably old news, but I can’t resist: rock songs about ART (no, really). “Dark Days” is about sex selection; “Headless Hens,” genetic engineering; and “Sperm Bank Love“…well, see for yourself. They are actually pretty catchy. The songs are the work of Mark Oshinskie, an attorney,...
May 5, 2008
Part Two of my interview with Sharon LaMothe below. For Part One, click here. Surrogacy has been all over the news lately, what with Baby Mama and the recent Newsweek cover story. Why do you think people are suddenly so interested in surrogacy? SL: People are putting off children later and later in life. I don’t see Mademoiselle or...
May 5, 2008
I’m pleased to introduce a new feature here at Conceptions: a monthly interview with someone from the ART world. I hope to get a variety of perspectives: doctors, attorneys specializing in reproductive law, agency owners, bioethicists, activists, would-be parents, and many more. If you’re interested in participating, please...
May 5, 2008
Somehow, I missed this, but South African blogger Tertia Albertyn (mentioned in my article, “Blogging Infertility“) has advice on how to stay sane while trying to conceive: Know that IVF is nothing to be embarrassed about.In fact my husband and I are actually damn proud that we did IVF. It shows our strength and determination...
May 5, 2008
When surrogacy doesn’t go wrong. The Washington Post interviews a ‘test tube baby’ and her surrogate mother. Alaska governor Sarah Palin balances caring for a special-needs child and running a state. May is Pregnancy Awareness Month. The male pill is on the way. Are men ready? The House gives...
May 1, 2008
More women over 40 are having babies, reports the Cape Cod Times: Kim Cabral of Brewster thought she was in early menopause. Instead, she found out she was pregnant. In April 2006, Cabral gave birth to her third child, William, at age 45. She marvels: “Each child is special, but when you’re older, you cherish each little...
May 1, 2008
Sarah Seltzer says Baby Mama rejects its own premise: “Both characters essentially get punished for their surrogacy choice, only to be redeemed by the magic formula of heterosexual boinking.” Rebecca Traister says the movie proves funny and feminist can go together. (My two cents here.) California schemin’:...
April 27, 2008
I didn’t write too much about the movie Baby Mama in my recent WSJ article as I didn’t want to step on their film critic’s toes. Now with no such worries, I thought I’d give my two cents on the film. If you haven’t seen it yet, beware as there are spoilers galore below. One thing I found interesting...
April 27, 2008
“Ladies, no matter how much you don’t like it, your biological clock rules.” An infertility crisis? Australians worry infertility is being embedded in the national DNA. Extreme preemies: Babies born at 23, 22, even 21 weeks are testing the limits of modern medicine. Just because you used donor eggs...
April 25, 2008
If you can stand to read any more about surrogates, I have a piece today in the Wall Street Journal about the movie Baby Mama and the morality of renting wombs: Surrogacy itself seems to have come out of the mommy closet, to judge from recent media coverage. The New York Times and the Boston Globe have both reported on the practice of...