Other News
Updates of pregnancies, deliveries and cycles
2010 STORIES Circle Surrogacy Moves to New Head Offices, Alongside Newly Formed Weltman Law Group 2009 STORIES Israeli TV features Circle dads, twins, and John Weltman's family Israeli The Marker features Circle families in a report about surrogacy options Circle's reaction to NY Times surrogacy article: Ground Rules are Needed, but also Perspective Seminar in Atlanta, GA presents new surrogacy options for couples and singles Tel Aviv's Time Out features story about the growing number of Israelis becoming parents through surrogacy London and Stockholm seminar about Circle's new surrogacy options are offered in May Circle Surrogacy launches unprecedented Guaranteed Baby plan French gay magazine features Circle president and surrogate French TV features Circle Surrogacy in a documentary film Florida's El Sentinel features Circle client, surrogate and president 2008 STORIES CNN features Circle fathers in a story about the 'Daddy Baby Boom' Amid easing legal restrictions, dozens in France attend Surrogacy seminar Major Swedish newspaper features interview with a Circle surrogate Parents, surrogates and the children they carried attended Circle's reunion party in Boston Times of London features one of Circle's single straight fathers The New York Times profiles Circle clients in an article about Single Fathers by Choice CNN features rare ultrasound video of Circle twins in medical report Stockholm seminar about Surrogacy in the USA for Swedish Couples and Singles Israeli newspaper features Circle clients in an article about surrogacy in the USA Wall Street Journal and Boston Herald turn to Circle for Baby Mama reality check Details magazine features Circle's president and clients in a story about The Gay Baby Boom Circle denounces sensationalistic media focus on military wives John Weltman interviewed for Newsweek's cover story on surrogacy 2007 STORIES CBS features Circle couple in a story about breast milk Third annual Men Having Babies seminar in NY attracts high attendance and media interest Israeli TV features Circle Surrogacy dad following a widely attended informational seminar in Tel Aviv Article in Israeli newspaper about Circle Surrogacy 2006 STORIES CS couple featured at NYT article has twins Circle Surrogacy sponsors Men Having Babies seminar in NY WGBH features Circle Surrogacy couple, surrogate and president in television report New ASRM report: gays should have equal access to reproductive services A video of surrogacy from the perspective of a Circle Surrogacy carrier John Weltman speaks at the Gay Parenting Show 2005 STORIES NYT features Circle Surrogacy in front page article Circle Surrogacy Featured on Television News NBC features Circle Surrogacy in a story about gay men becoming fathers Circle Surrogacys Reunion party John Weltman at Reproductive Choice Seminar |
In the news:
Third annual "Men Having Babies" seminar in New York, co-sponsored by Circle Surrogacy, attracts high attendance and media interest
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The Role of Surrogacy Agencies
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In his presentation John Weltman described the role of surrogacy agencies: finding and screening carriers and egg donors, arranging for insurance, handling the legal contracts, arranging for an IVF clinic if needed, directing and coordinating the surrogacy process, providing psychological support and financial transactions. John also discusses the average costs and time line of a typical process. You can watch another clip with more detailed remarks about the screening process. |
Benefit of known egg donations
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Most of Circle clients prefer known egg donors, an option that is not available in many other agencies and clinic. In his remarks at the Men Having Babies seminar, John explains the advantages in terms of medical history updates, and the option to allow your child to meet the donor, a meeting
that often dispels the mystery and avoids the development of an obsession about the child's biological origin. |
The Surrogate Mother perspective
Minette Trents, who carried twins for Pierre, a gay man also on the panel, is describing her experience. |
The Parent Perspective
Pierre, a single gay man who had twins with the help of Circle Surrogacy speaks about his experience |
About Circle Surrogacy
Since 1995, Circle Surrogacy has helped bring to the world over 350 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, and former surrogates and egg donors. 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.
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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 