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NEWS ABOUT: surrogates

surrogates stories: 17 news summaries

 Broderick 
 'Very Happy' 
 to Meet Twins 

Happy couple looking forward to having newborns home

Jun 24, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Matthew Broderick is “very happy” about the birth of his twins, he tells People. The new dad met them in Ohio, where they were born to a surrogate mother Monday night, before returning to New York for his Broadway play last night. The girls’ nursery is ready, and their... More »

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entertainment • twins • celebrity • Sarah Jessica Parker • Matthew Broderick • surrogates • celebrity baby

(Newser) - Sarah Jessica Parker’s surrogate mother gave birth to twins last night, sources tell CBS affiliate WTRF-TV. Security is tight around the eastern Ohio hospital, with additional guards brought in to handle the media. Parker and her husband, Matthew Broderick, are expected to make an announcement before leaving the hospital... More »

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twins • baby • Sarah Jessica Parker • Matthew Broderick • surrogates • celebrity baby • mother

 SJP Fears for Surrogate's Safety 

Expresses excitement in first interview since announcement

May 20, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Jessica Parker slammed the paparazzi for the “unsavory things” they’ve done to her twins’ surrogate mom. “She’s had her phone hacked, her personal computer information hacked, she’s had threats against her and true harassment,” Parker told Access Hollywood in an interview that aired... More »

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entertainment • paparazzi • celebrity • Sarah Jessica Parker • celebrity pregnancy • surrogates

(Newser) - Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker are expecting twin girls this summer via a surrogate mother, reports E! Online. The couple—Broderick is 47, Parker 44—have a 6-year-old son and have been trying unsuccessfully for another child. "They could have kept trying on their own," says a... More »

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twins • Sarah Jessica Parker • Matthew Broderick • surrogates • mother

Judge OKs
Collection of Dead Man's Sperm

Grieving mom wants son, 21, to 'live on'

Apr 8, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas judge has granted a grieving mother's wish to have some of her 21-year-old son's sperm collected posthumously, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Marissa Evans intends to have a grandchild from a surrogate mother. "I want him to live on," Evans said of her son, Nikolas, who died... More »

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Texas • sperm • mothers • surrogates

OPINION

 Stiffed 
 Surrogate 
 Moms Face 
 Tough Decision 

What's a mother to do? It's up to her, says Salon

Mar 25, 09 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surrogate moms-to-be who have learned they've been stiffed by out-of-cash firms that arranged their pregnancies face a major decision. The only way for these women to quit "working" is to obtain abortions, notes William Saletan in Slate. He fervently hopes the women will see their pregnancies through. So what's... More »

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abortion • parenting • pro life • pro choice • surrogates • infertility • gestation • pro-choice activists • pregnant women

For Cash, Army Wives
Turn to Surrogate Pregnancy

Thanks to military insurance, surrogacy is big boost

Mar 11, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - One San Diego woman exemplifies what some see as a growing trend among California military wives, the Los Angeles Times reports: surrogate pregnancies, made possible by generous insurance and amenable state laws, and motivated in part by upward of $20,000 in extra income for delivering a healthy child. “... More »

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pregnancy • military spouses • surrogates

Rent-a-Womb Devotee Now Preggo Herself

Kuczynski angered many with 'elitist' article on her surrogate mom

Jan 19, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Alex Kuczynski, the super-rich author of Beauty Junkie, has gotten pregnant, the New York Post reports. The bun pops into the oven at an ironic time—Kucyznski recently drew a hail of jeers for a New York Times Magazine article entitled “Her Body, My Baby,”... More »

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pregnancy • New York Times • rich • surrogates • class

OPINION

Hideously Rich? Rent a Womb!

New York Times writer's chronicle of surrogate motherhood appalls Thomas Frank

Dec 10, 08 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - In a credit-crunched world, the excesses of the rich no longer seem so cute. But apparently no one mentioned this to ex-New York Times columnist Alex Kuczynski who, after years of writing about billionaires, married one and joined the club. Thomas Frank revisits her recent chronicle of the trials of... More »

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pregnancy • motherhood • New York Times • rich • surrogates • class

(Newser) - In an unusual sign of the slowing economy, more women are applying to donate eggs or become surrogate mothers at fertility clinics, reports the Wall Street Journal. Surrogates can make about $25,000; while eggs usually sell for $3,000 to $8,000, one agency's ad offers $25,000 for... More »

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motherhood • fertility clinic • surrogates • egg donors • financial crisis

 Knut's Surrogate Dad 
 Dead at 44 

Police doubt foul play in death of Dörflein, long ill

Sep 22, 08 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thomas Dörflein, the Berlin zookeeper who raised polar bear Knut after his mother rejected him, was found dead in his apartment today, Der Spiegel reports. He was 44. Authorities said there was no evidence of foul play; Dörflein had been very sick. The keeper’s contact with Knut... More »

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Knut • Berlin Zoo • obituary • zookeeper • surrogates • Thomas Dorflein

 Single Men Seek Fatherhood,
 Partner Optional

Unattached males are choosing solo parenthood over childless lives

Sep 7, 08 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ranks of do-it-alone dads are increasing, and many of these men are becoming single fathers by choice, reports the New York Times. There are no specific statistics, but evidence suggests that both gay and straight single men are increasingly seeking fatherhood. “I absolutely would want a partner, but... More »

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adoption • fatherhood • parenting • gender roles • single parenting • surrogates • single father

McCain Pockets $70K From
Swift Boaters

Against '04 ads, he's now using veteran who appeared in them

Jul 1, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has taken nearly $70,000 in donations from top funders of the notorious Swift Boat Vets for Truth, the group that assaulted John Kerry’s military record in 2004—prompting censure from McCain at the time as “dishonest and dishonorable.” A rep was coy in response,... More »

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John McCain • John Kerry • Wesley Clark • slander • campaign fundraising • surrogates • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth • Bud Day

Primary Winners and Losers— Beyond Barack and Hillary

Big gambles led to
big payoffs, losses

Jun 12, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be the big winner, but loads of other political fortunes hung in the balance this primary season. Politico breaks down the winners and losers. Winners:
  • Claire McCaskill: Got tons of air-time and used it brilliantly for Obama
  • Nancy Pelosi: Pulled off a nifty trick by
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Nancy Pelosi • primary • Ed Rendell • Claire McCaskill • Mike Easley • Democratic presidential primaries • Daniel Inouye • political endorsement • surrogates • Anibal Acevedo Vila

 The 'Gayby' Boom 

More gay men seek surrogates for genetically linked kids

May 18, 08 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - What’s the latest in the gay lifestyle? Babies—lots of them. Smashing the old cliché of wild and fabulous freedom, more gay men are settling down with kids, in some cases partnering with surrogates to forge a genetic link. And it’s not just for couples. Singles are also... More »

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in vitro fertilization • mothers • baby • surrogates • gays • gay parent

The Secret Life of Surrogate Moms

Women like the $25K paycheck but discover a labor of love

Mar 30, 08 8:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - More women are carrying babies for dollars, despite opposition from Christians, feminists, and medical ethicists—not to mention some states and most EU nations. So why do they do it? A $20,000 to $25,000 paycheck doesn't hurt, Newsweek reports, but many also do it for love. "I... More »

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military • pregnancy • motherhood • parenting • family • baby • military spouses • surrogates • couples

Surrogate Ups the Ante on Obama Attacks

Clinton warm-up speaker sets a new standard for nasty

Feb 20, 08 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Political surrogates often get stuck with the dirty work, but one Clinton-backing union leader came “close to redefining the genre” last night, the New York Times’ John M. Broder reports: R. Thomas Buffenbarger called Barack Obama a “silver-tongued warrior with a microphone…dancing to the tune of billionaires.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • negative campaigning • surrogates • machinists union • R. Thomas Buffenbarger

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