Surrogacy and You: Expectations
and Realities of Carrying Someone Else's Baby
Learn from experts what it takes - emotionally, legally and medically - to be
a gestational surrogate. Many tell us that doing so was one of the most rewarding
experiences of their lives. Here is your opportunity to explore beyond the headlines.
Date: July 31, 2008
Time: 1:30 p.m. (CT)
Moderator
Robin von Halle
President and Founder,
Alternative Reproductive Resources, Chicago
ARR was one of the nation's first agencies to match
egg donors and gestational surrogates with intended
parents.
Elaine Brown
A Colorado resident, Elaine is carrying a second
child as a surrogate. Her first surrogacy, in 2006,
brought a baby boy into the lives of a Chicago couple.
She'll share highlights of her experience with you.
Jan Elman Stout, Psy.D
Jan is a clinical psychologist in private practice
who has worked with numerous prospective surrogates,
egg donors and parents to assess their emotional
readiness for alternative paths to family building.
She'll discuss common concerns and qualifiers that
characterize the best surrogates.
Nidhi Desai, JD
Partner,
Ballard Desai Bush-Joseph & Horwich, Chicago
Nidhi, who authored Illinois’ progressive legislation
on surrogacy, ensures that parties entering into
surrogacy agreements know that they’re protected
for all contingencies. She’ll discuss some of the
key considerations that are factored into a surrogate’s
contract – and what to make sure is not forgotten.
Mary Ellen McLaughlin,
BSN
Partner,
Alternative Reproductive Resources, Chicago
Mary Ellen, a nurse who worked the clinical side
during the early era for infertility treatments,
works closely with ARR’s surrogates as their agency
advocate. She’ll talk about the role an agency plays
in protecting your interests during the surrogacy
process.
Register here or
call Hodge Schindler Integrated Communications, 312.666.6662,
for more information. For general information about
gestational surrogacy or egg donation, contact ARR
at info@arr1.com or
call 773.327.7315.
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