It's a woman's choice, isn't it? That may not be the case in some parts of Australia, where a mother breaks the law if she has a child via paid surrogate. According to Jezebel: "Altruistic surrogacy," in which no money changes hands, is allowed in Australia but seldom happens. The new overseas surrogacy ban in New South Wales (Australia's most populous state, containing Sydney, where Kidman Read more

Sunday Urban is a big sister! It must have been the look of second child bliss on Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's faces at the Golden Globe Awards last night. The couple welcomed a second daughter, Faith Margaret, via surrogate in late December. The proud parents released this statement to TMZ: Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret. Read more

Americans may take access to fertility treatments and the myriad of ways to create a family — even welcoming twiblings — for granted in the states. But across the pond, one couple is making headlines with their announcement to open the UK's first surrogacy center for same-sex parents-to-be. Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow have been in the press since they were named on the birth certificates Read more

It was a Christmas baby for piano man Elton John and his partner David Furnish! The couple welcomed their son — Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John — to the world in California. Surrogacy has become mainstream in Hollywood with stars like Sarah Jessica Parker to Neil Patrick Harris and now the Furnish-John family choosing this means to start a family. But having another woman carry your Read more

Where do babies come from isn't a simple conversation anymore. It's not always about a mom and a dad or a man and a woman since conception happens everywhere — in bedrooms, in hospitals, and laboratories. In some situations there's a doctor, a donor, a surrogate, or even an attorney involved. The birds and the bees have become a bit more complicated, but the sex talk still happens, and Read more

Men and women craving parenthood often do not happen upon it naturally. For many, parenthood comes via IVF, adoption, or surrogacy. Like any birth method, there are risks associated with all forms of birthing, but surrogacy may have the most. There are five states that do not recognize surrogacy contracts, which leaves many vulnerable to Read more