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• Updates of pregnancies, deliveries and cycles 

2009 STORIES

 
• 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 

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In the news:


CNN features Circle Surrogacy fathers in a story about the 'Daddy Baby Boom'

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.



December 23, 2008

CNN feature story 'Daddy Baby Boom'CNN today featured two Circle Surrogacy dads in a story about the 'Daddy Baby Boom'. The report on CNN's American Morning states that "having a baby by a surrogate is increasingly popular -- the number of men and women using surrogates has quadrupled over ten years, with men fast taking the lead."

The video segment and a corresponding article are available on CNN's website.

CNN interviewed Circle's president, John Weltman, for this story, and it profiles two of our clients: Daniel Gurr and Jeff Walker. The report, part of a series titled 'Baby Quest', states that "if you are a single guy and you yearn for fatherhood, there is a way, and a lot of men found it: surrogates." It also states that Circle "which expects more than 70 babies to be born in 2009, has seen a 50 percent growth in the number of single male clients over the past year."

CNN feature story 'Daddy Baby Boom'Dan Gurr is presented as one a growing number of single men, gay and straight, opting to have a baby of their own, on their own. "Having a biological child was very important to me," Dan said. "I can't believe I wondered if I should do this or not," he added as he was holding his son, "I cannot imagine not having him in my life." CNN mentioned recent celebrity surrogacy dads like Ricky Martin and Clay Aiken as an indication that the trend is becoming socially acceptable. The report also mentioned that while the end result is priceless, it is also expensive, averaging over $100,000. However, surrogacy is often the only way for a single man to have a child: adoption agencies often reject single men, and several states ban or severely restrict adoptions by gay individuals and couples.

CNN also interviewed another of Circle's client, Jeff Walker, a Manhattan music executive. Jeff reported that after three emotionally draining, failed attempts at adoption, he decided to turn to Circle Surrogacy. Jeff is now the father of two girl who were carried by the same surrogate.

CNN quotes John Weltman who said that very few prospective parents are concerned today that surrogates may try to keep the baby, since the carriers never see it as their child to begin with. Part of the reason gestational surrogacy has increased steadily since the advent of in vitro fertilization in the early 1980s, is due to the extra layer of emotional and legal protection it offers the client. Unlike the legally contentious "Baby M" case from the 1980s, a gestational surrogate is not giving birth to her genetic child.

CNN's report follows several similar high-profile stories with interviews of more Circle single dads by the New York Times, the Times of London, and Details Magazine.

Part I: December 23, 2008, CNN features two Circle Surrogacy dads in a story about the "Daddy Baby Boom".

Part II: December 24, 2008, Circle's Marketing Director speaks on their success rate in helping clients become parents.


About Circle Surrogacy

Since 1995, Circle Surrogacy has helped bring to the world nearly 300 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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