Becoming a Surrogate
Circle Surrogacy - A Poem by a Surrogate to Her Intended Parents
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Michael Patrick
My Gift of Love To You
Was not so long ago, we were existing in our lives unconnected,
Until last fall, when an event in my life changed and we met so unexpected.
You needed a miracle from God and I'm so honored, he chose me,
To carry your child, your love, your life's dreams you see.
As our histories unfolded and I...
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Israeli TV features Circle Dads, Twins, and John Weltman's Family Israel's channel 10 reported in December 2009 about on the growing number of "Aba and Aba" (Dad & Dad) households in the country, due to the increasing number of Israeli gay men who are having babies with the help of surrogate mothers abroad. The report featured Oded and Roi who had children in the USA with the help of Circle Surrogacy and...
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BBC Radio with John Weltman on Moral Aspects of Numerous UK Gay Men Seeking Surrogacy
John Weltman, Circle Surrogacy president was asked by the BBC Radio to address...
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Circle in a letter to the NY Times about surrogacy article: Ground Rules are Needed, but also Perspective In reaction to the NY Times article "Building a Baby, With Few Ground Rules", Circle Surrogacy's president calls for renewed efforts to set such ground rules, but also warns against losing sight of the amazing high levels of safety and success achieved by reputable professionals today. "I fear that instead of helping raise awareness of the need...
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Newsweek's In-Depth Look at Surrogacy Includes Significant Contribution from Circle and an Interview with John Weltman Newsweek's story titled Womb for Rent: the Complex World of Surrogate Mothers includes significant contribution from Circle and an interview with John Weltman. While some see the article as biased, John Weltman underscores the benefits of bringing to light the personal stories and viewpoints of surrogates. The article notes that today, "a greater...
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CBC Radio Interviews Circle's President About Canadians Seeking Surrogacy in the US A growing numbers of Canadians are going south to make their parenting dreams come true. John Weltman interviewed in April 2007 about how it is done, answering legal, financial and ethical questions. A growing numbers of Canadians are going south to make their parenting dreams come true. John Weltman interviewed in April 2007 about how it is done,...
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Circle Surrogacy Couple and Surrogate Featured on WB56 Television News WB56 television in Boston aired a two part news program that features Rosemarie and Chris, a Circle Surrogacy couple, along with two of our surrogates, one a gestational carrier and one a traditional surrogate. It helps to explain why women choose to be surrogates and what makes them come back for more!
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Why a surrogate decided to carry a child for a Swedish couple Why do some women decide to carry other people's children? A Swedish newspaper tries to answer this question by interviewing Lisa, an american surrogate working with Circle Surrogacy, who's carried babies for multiple families.
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Swedish magazine features Circle surrogate: "I gave birth to a Swedish Woman's child" Circle surrogate Shannon is interviewed by Swedish magazine Glaze about her experience being a surrogate mother to a Swedish baby. Shannon explains why she decided to become a surrogate and addresses some of the misconceptions associated with surrogacy. Her candid and frank answers will surely be helpful to individuals trying to understand the motivations...
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CNN Features Circle Surrogacy Dads, Surrogate and Egg Donor, in the Documentary 'Gary and Tony Have a Baby' A CNN crew has been following Circle Surrogacy dads, Gary and Tony, in their 15 month journey to have a biological child. The documentary film shows the couple choosing and meeting a known egg donor, building a relationship with a strongly motivated and thoroughly screened surrogate mother (and her supportive husband), and receiving the medical, legal...
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The Whole World's a Delivery Room: Major Israeli newspaper features Circle founder and several Israeli families he helped create The Israeli financial daily 'The Marker' reported in July 2009 about the various options and variables Israeli gay men need to consider in their journey toward parenthood, and the major role Circle Surrogacy plays in the Israeli 'gaby boom'. The special report in the leading financial and business daily newspaper featured pictures...
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Details Magazine's "The Gay Baby Boom" Story Features John Weltman and Several Circle Parents More gay men than ever before are becoming parents, and among them gestational surrogacy is particularly popular -- that is the conclusion of an article in May's edition of Details magazine. The popular men's fashion and lifestyle magazine published an in-depth story about what they describe as a "Gayby Boom." The article cites observations of academics,...
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Israel's Maariv Newspaper Reports on the New Wave of Israeli Gay Couples Who Turn to Circle to Fulfill Their Dream of Parenthood Maariv, one of Israel's two main national newspapers features Circle Surrogacy in a five page article about how "an American surrogacy agency presents the new family model" to the country's gay community. The article appeared a few days ahead of a June 14th Tel Aviv seminar co-sponsored by Circle Surrogacy about "Surrogacy...
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Circle Surrogacy Sponsors "Men Having Babies" Seminar in New York On November 19, 2006, Circle Surrogacy co-sponsored for the second year a special program for New York area gay men who want to have babies. The program was hosted by Center Kids, the family program of the NY LGBT Community Center. The panel included John Weltman, CS's president, one of our parents, Mike and his surrogate Dustin, among others.
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New York Times Features Circle Surrogacy Couples, Surrogates, and President The New York Times has recently published an article on its front page, featuring Circle Surrogacy’s president, John Weltman and several of Circle Surrogacy’s clients and surrogates. The article describes a “growing movement of surrogate mothers choosing gay couples over traditional families” since “gay couples have developed a reputation...
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Jennifer's Letter: My Experience as a Surrogate Mother for a Gay Couple from Israel Jennifer (left), with a friend of the IPs Jennifer, a Circle surrogate mother from Tennessee, had just given birth to Talia, daughter of a gay couple from Israel. Jennifer and her IPs forged a close bond, and she was invited with her husband to visit the expecting couple in Israel during the pregnancy. With the completion of her (first) surrogacy...
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Wall Street Journal and Boston Herald Turn to Circle for "Baby Mama" Reality Check The release of 'Baby Mama' in late April seemed to fuel the growing Media interest in surrogacy. Reporters from around the country and abroad turned to Circle Surrogacy for information and a reality check. Indeed some parents and surrogates who saw the movie were disturbed by the extreme stereotypes and, even worse, the distortion and misrepresentation...
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Third Annual "Men Having Babies" Seminar in New York, Co-Sponsored by Circle Surrogacy, Attracts High Attendance and Media Interest On September 2007, Circle Surrogacy co-sponsored for the third year a special program for New York area gay men who want to have babies. By all accounts the Men Having Babies 2007 seminar was a great success, with about 100 people in attendance and much media attention. Particularly...
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WGBH Features Circle Surrogacy Couple, Surrogate and President in Television Report WGBH, Boston's public broadcasting station, recently aired a story about Circle Surrogacy clients, the Andersons, who they describe as part of a growing number of male gay couples who chose surrogacy to become parents.. John Weltman, CS's president, states in an interview for the show that while only "4-10% of the gay population that's having children...
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Melissa, Didier and Eric: Arizona Surrogate Mother Gives the Gift of Life to a Couple from Belgium
We 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. It is always delightful to see how surrogates and intended parents are almost competing in praising each other, and in proclaiming how life-altering this experience...
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Surrogacy conferences in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain: Surrogacy in the USA for Spanish couples and singles, straight and gay The seminar is presented as a response to growing interest in surrogacy among prospective parents from Spain, and given the special legal and logistical circumstances of pursuing such an option in the USA. The program will include presentations by a Spanish couple that already had a child in the USA, the surrogate mother who carried their babies, and...
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Circle Surrogacy dads in Belgium interviewed on TV news for Father's Day As part of its Father's Day coverage, Belgian news program RTBF interviews Eric and Didier, a gay couple, who thanks to Circle Surrogacy became the Daddy and Papa of two year old Boris. The couple talks about their experience being dads, the fears and joys of gay parenting and how people around them and their son's daycare teacher react to their...
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BBC's "Karl Cooper Show" interviews a Circle Surrogacy intended parent
BBC Radio Leicester, the Karl Cooper Show interviews Brett, a gay intended...
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Major Israeli Newspaper Features Circle Clients in an Article About Surrogacy in the USA The popular Israeli newspaper Yediot Acharonot published an article about "the new trend among gay couples in Israel: surrogacy abroad, and in the USA in particular." The article features several Circle Surrogacy clients, and stipulates that a "weak dollar, helpful agencies, a new egg bank and a wide selection of egg donors and surrogates are making...
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CBS News on Logo Features a Circle Couple in a Story About Gay Men Opting to Receive Breast Milk from their Surrogate CBS news featured a Circle Surrogacy couple in an informative segment about breast milk options for gay men who have babies through surrogacy. Due to potential medical benefits, gay dads who have babies through surrogacy often arrange to receive pumped breast milk from the surrogates who helped them become fathers.CBS news featured a Circle Surrogacy...
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Circle Surrogacy Couple Featured in 2005 New York Times Article Have Twins from Same Surrogate Lura Stiller, the CSS surrogate who carried Samantha for Rick and Cary three years ago, has just delivered twins for the same couple. The family was featured in a New York Times article in 2005 (see below) about relationships between gay couples and their surrogates. Samantha's little brother and a sister, Jeremy and Maggie, were born...
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Birth Diary: Chari
It all starts on August 11th, 2006, at about 6 pm. I was 37 weeks and 1 day pregnant with my surrotwins, and I was hurting. All over. Everywhere. I didn't think I was in labor, but decided to go to the hospital anyway.
I hopped in my car and drove myself to the hospital. I got there at about 7 pm, and was checked. I was at 3 cm dilated.
My OB was...
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Leading Spanish Newspaper El Pais Featured Circle Surrogate about her Reasons for Carrying a Child for a Spanish Couple Circle dads, Vincent & George, a gay couple living in Barcelona, as well as, Myriam the US surrogate who carried their child, are interviewed by the leading newspaper in Spain, about their surrogacy journey. Myriam talks about how surrogacy is a "family affair" and de-mystifies some of the misconceptions in Spain surrounding the matter.
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Circle Surrogacy Presents an Informational Seminar and Surrogate get-together in Dallas (May 15th, 2010) Please join us for this unique seminar about parenting options through surrogacy for residents of Texas. We are presenting this seminar as a response to the growing interest in surrogacy among both gay and heterosexual couples and singles, and women who are interested in becoming a surrogate. The program will include a presentation by a surrogate from...
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Circle Hosts London and Stockholm Seminars About New Surrogacy Options Circle Surrogacy offered private consultations and informational seminars in London and Stockholm in May 2009. The London seminar was co-sponsored by Connecticut Fertility Associates. The seminar featured a presentation...
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Media worldwide featuring a Circle family in story about Gay Surrogacy Boom A Circle couple and their twins were featured in a story by the AFP news agency titled " Surrogate mothers fulfilling gay men's parenthood dreams".
The story was picked up by dozens of publications in several languages worldwide! The couple...
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Susan's Letter: My Experience Carrying Twins for a Swedish Gay Couple Susan, a two-times Circle surrogate mother from Missouri, have given birth to twin boys in May, sons of a gay couple from Sweden. Read below about her experience and the bond she forged with her IPs...
June 8, 2008
I delivered another load of milk to the guys on Friday (just call me Madam Moo) and Joe snapped this picture on his phone....
I delivered another load of milk to the guys on Friday (just call me Madam Moo) and Joe snapped this picture on his phone....
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Atlanta seminar for residents of Georgia and other Southern States highlighted Circle's new surrogacy options, and support resources by MEGA Family Project Circle Surrogacy presented a surrogacy seminar in Atlanta on October 17, 2009 to introduce our New Surrogacy Options for Couples and Singles. The program included a presentation by a surrogate from Tennessee (also the mother of four herself!), a gay parent through surrogacy, and a surrogacy lawyer offering legal and practical advice.Click...
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Circle Surrogacy President on Radio Health Journal
John Weltman, Circle Surrogacy president, was interviewed to Radio Health...
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Listen to Chari, a Circle Surrogate, on the WBZ Radio Show
John Weltman, Circle Surrogacy president, and Chari...
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Kendra's Surrogacy Journey: A Photo Journal Slideshow
Kendra, a Texas surrogate mother who recently gave birth to a baby boy, sent us this beautiful letter and slide show she created. The slide show chronicles her entire experience: from meeting the Israeli couple she was matches with, their NY trip for the transfer, the embryos, pregnancy pictures, time the two families spent together, baby shower,...
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Circle Surrogacy participates in Italy's first seminar about parenting through surrogacy in the U.S. In November 2009 Circle Surrogacy hosted Italy's first formal seminar about parenting options through surrogacy in the U.S. Experienced parents and lawyers shared their knowledge with interested parents in Milan. Participants from northern Italy and Switzerland heard directly from an American surrogate mother who gave birth to a baby for an Italian...
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Circle Surrogate & Husband Featured on Israeli TV, with Gay Couple They Helped Dawn, a surrogate mother who delivered twins for an Israeli gay couple, recently visited the family along with her husband. The reunion was featured on Israeli TV in a story about gay men who increasingly turn to USA surrogacy in their quest for parenthood. Also featured the Israeli couple Avishay & Avinoam, Circle's president and the agency's Israeli...
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CNN Features Rare Ultrasound Video of Circle Twins in Medical Report Among the many viewers of our channel on YouTube was a medical reporter from CNN who was impressed by the rare ultrasound of twins carried by one of our surrogates for a gay couple from Israel. The clip was in turn featured in a report about new research that indicates...
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Make Me a Child: all you need to know about the parenting option that is becoming increasingly popular among the gay community in Israel The Tel Aviv Pride month edition of Time Out featured a story about the growing number of Israeli couples and singles that have become parents with the help of Circle Surrogacy. The article was titled "Make Me a Child: all you need to know about the parenting option that is becoming increasingly popular among the Israeli gay community." The article...
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Dozens in Stockholm attend informational seminar about Surrogacy in the USA for Swedish Couples and Singles Dozens in Stockholm attended the May 10 informational seminar about "Surrogacy in the USA for Swedish Couples and Singles (Surrogatföräldraskap i USA för svenska par och singlar)." The seminar was an opportunity for Swedish gay and straight prospective parents to hear expert advice about this important parenting option and personal stories from Circle's...
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Minette: A Surrogate Mom Story
Minette spoke in April 2006 to a group of prospective parents at NYC's Center Kids. Her moving story was captured in this video, and you can watch the clips from YouTube along the story of her journey as written by her below.
Becoming a Surrogate
I was a teenager when I first learned about surrogacy, and I knew it was something I wanted to do. ...
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Circle Surrogacy Moves to New Head Offices, Alongside Newly Formed Weltman Law Group In a move designed to allow greater flexibility and provide more resources for Circle Surrogacy to grow, Weltman and his legal team amicably separated from Lawson & Weitzen and formed a new law firm. In addition to the new offices and improved IT equipment, additional staff, new positions and the creation of a Speakers Bureau were also announced,...
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France's major gay magazine features Circle president and surrogate in a story about Fathers Through Surrogacy 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."...
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B.J. and Leah: the story of a father and a surrogate B.J. started his surrogacy journey at the 2005 Men Having Babies seminar, and later on he was matched by Circle with Leah to be his gestational surrogate. About three years later, on September 14, 2008, B.J. and Leah will be speaking on the panel at this year's seminar. Below...
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The New York Times Profiles Several Circle Clients in an Article About a Growing Trend of Single Fathers by Choice Following the news last month that the singer Ricky Martin became the single father of twins by surrogacy, the New York Times cites indications that Martin is part of a growing trend. The NY Times approached Circle for information and interview referrals for this story, and it profiles three of our clients: Joe, Daniel and Gene. The article, titled...
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Birth Diary: BJ's account on Leah giving birth to his daughter, Christina
Leah is truly one of the most amazing persons I could ever want to meet... She has given me the greatest gift I could ever ask for and for that I am eternally grateful.
Christina was due to be born on October 16th. However, Leah, Christina's Gestational Carrier, called me on September 27th to say that the doctor had just told her that the baby might...
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Dozens of parents, donors, surrogates and the children they carried attended Circle's reunion party in Boston Circle Surrogacy celebrated its 13th anniversary and the birth of its 250th baby with a reunion party for dozens of families formed through surrogacy, along with some of the surrogates and donors who helped make all this possible. Also attending were John Weltman, Circle Surrogacy's president, along with more of Circle's staff, many of whom are also...
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Major Swedish newspaper features a Circle surrogate who delivered twins for a Swedish couple Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden’s second largest national newspaper, featured an interview with a Circle surrogate who recently delivered twins for a Swedish gay couple. The interview was part of an article titled "Family happiness due to surrogate mother" ("Familjelycka tack vare surrogatmor"). The interview took place subsequent an informational seminar...
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Myriam's surrogacy journey: Bringing the joy of parenthood to a Spanish couple Myriam is a Colorado carrier who delivered a boy for a Spanish couple living in Barcelona. It was important for Myriam and her husband Robert, parents of two girls, to work with a "kid friendly" coupleand loved the fact that one of the intended parents (IPs) is a Pediatrician, and his partner a university professor working with young children. The IPs...
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CNN features Circle Surrogacy fathers in a story about the 'Daddy Baby Boom' CNN's American Morning featured Circle Surrogacy dads in a story about single men who turn to surrogates for children. CNN reports on the growing number of single men, straight and gay, who choose surrogacy in their baby quest. The reports states that surrogacy in general quadrupled over the last decade, and that men are leading the trend....
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