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Surrogacy in the USA for French
Couples and Singles


Why should you consider surrogacy in the USA?

Surrogacy is prohibited or restricted in several European countries such as France, the UK, Spain, Switzerland and Sweden, so many Europeans have been turning to the USA for help in having biological children of their own.

The United States is widely considered to be the preferable country for surrogacy among Europeans and other international parents due to legal, societal and medical conditions. In the USA almost every state permits compensated surrogacy and no appeals court in any state has ever given custody to a gestational carrier. The US also offers a supportive environment for surrogates and couples. Recent articles in American and European publications including the New York Times, Tribune de Genève, Le Point, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, and France-Amérique, all of which feature interviews with Circle Surrogacy’s president and clients, demonstrate a growing acceptance of surrogacy. John Weltman was quoted in Newsweek as saying that parents who work with a reputable agency like Circle have a "99 percent chance of getting a baby and a 100 percent chance of keeping it."

Having children in the States can be relatively easy for international couples. It is only necessary to come to the United States three to four times, including the 20-week ultrasound and birth. Departures from the United States are easy as well - most international couples return to their countries within 2 weeks of the birth of their children, with their names on the birth certificate and US Passports, if they choose to apply for them.


Why Circle?

Circle's success with international clients may be attributed to the special attention that is given to addressing every country's needs and legal circumstances. We have studied the laws in each country, and in some of the most frequent destinations such as Sweden, Italy, Israel, France and the UK, we have partnered with local organizations and lawyers to provide a complete solution for our clients before and after the birth. Circle's staff regularly meets with prospective clients for intake consultations in their own countries and cities, although many still conduct them over the phone. Once they become clients, Circle's staff leads all parents through the logistical, legal and administrative processes involved from day one, and until they gain full custody of their newborns and bring them home.

About Circle Surrogacy

Since 1995, Circle Surrogacy has helped bring to the world over 250 babies, with unmatched success rates of close to 100% in clients becoming parents through egg donor surrogacy. Its dedicated staff of professionals is made up of lawyers, social workers, parents through surrogacy, surrogates and past clients. Circle Surrogacy provides a choice of specialized clinics at locations throughout the country, a large selection of egg donors, swift matching with carefully screened surrogates, and a variety of flexible programs and financial options to suit its clients' unique family choices.

John Weltman, owner, founder is a Yale graduate and a nationally recognized expert in the field of reproductive law, including surrogacy and gay parenting.


FRANCE RELATED NEWS AND ARTICLES

Circle Surrogacy launches unprecedented Guaranteed Baby plan

Circle Surrogacy is launching a new line of surrogacy and egg donation programs, including the country's first "Guaranteed Baby" plan, and programs that provide cost savings through the use of an innovative frozen Egg Bank and Egg Sharing arrangements. The plans are being introduced amid a continued growth in the demand for the agency's service both in the USA and worldwide. The agency is embarking, beginning in April, on an eight nation tour to introduce the plans and meet prospective parents in NY, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Montreal, Atlanta and Madrid.

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French gay magazine features Circle president and surrogate

April's cover story at Têtu, France's largest LGBT magazine, was dedicated to "Fathers through Surrogacy" (Papas grâce à la gestation pour autrui). The article reports that "Disappointed by co-parenting or simply wishing to raise their children full time, gay couples are using a surrogate mothers from abroad to achieve their desire for fatherhood." Because surrogacy is prohibited in France, these prospective dads turn to agencies like Circle Surrogacy. The article includes interviews and full page pictures of John Weltman, Circle President, and Lisa, a Circle surrogate that bore twins for a French gay couple last September. John noted that "the share of foreign couples exploded: they were 25% in 2007, today they are 40%, from 36 different countries on five continents." Lisa explained that for her, this was "something special that we have lived through together as family, and I hope that this is how my children will remember it as well... Knowing that I am part of something so huge and important, it's extraordinary. Today, there is a family that would not have existed without me."

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TF1 / Enquêtes et révélations - Mères porteuses aux États-Unis

France's major TV channel TF1 aired in February a documentary that presents Circle Surrogacy as the hope of many French citizens, since surrogacy is illegal in their own country. The documentary includes interviews with Circle clients James and Rich, now parents of a baby boy, and Melissa, a third time surrogate mother. Also featured are several Circle employees, including John Weltman, Circle's founder and president. The documentary covers Circle's 13th anniversary reunion party in Boston (September 2008) and Circle's information seminar in Paris (October 2008).

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Circle Seminar in Paris, France — October 18, 2008

French seminiar, surrogacy in the USACircle Surrogacy co-hosted in Paris a seminar about "Surrogacy in the USA for European Couples and Singles (Gestation pour Autrui aux États-Unis pour Couples et Célibataires Européens)." The seminar was an opportunity for French and other European prospective parents to hear expert advice about this important parenting option and personal stories from Circle's former clients and one of the surrogates that helped them.

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Melissa: Arizona surrogate mother gives the gift of life to a Belgian couple

Melissa, surrogate donor for Belgium coupleWe recently received two very moving letters: one from Melissa, a gestational carrier from Arizona, and the other from Didier and Eric, the Belgian couple she just help become parents. The surrogate mother and intended parents are almost competing in praising each other, and in proclaiming how life-altering this experience was for them... Again we see how the ties forged between these families can transcend the differences in culture, language or circumstances.

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