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Most fertility patients see the stack of IVF Clinic consent and disposition forms as just another hurdle standing between them and their long-awaited baby.  These forms are often completed quickly with hurried checkmarks and little reflection on questions such as “who will control the embryos in the event of divorce?”  Instead, fertility patients are far […]

2025 marked a pivotal period for reproductive rights and access to fertility care, defined by legislative changes, heightened political attention, and growing public engagement in the United States and beyond. From landmark surrogacy and parentage reforms to renewed debates about personhood and insurance coverage for fertility treatment, developments throughout the globe continue to reshape the […]

A pre-birth order is a court judgment issued before your baby arrives. It establishes you and your partner as the legal parents, not the surrogate who carries the child. This legal tool has become increasingly important for same-sex couples building families through gestational surrogacy. In New York, these orders allow intended parents to be listed […]

Busting the Top 5 Myths About Egg Donation For many hopeful parents, the path to parenthood includes the assistance of an egg donor. Egg donation (also called oocyte donation) is a process during which a donor provides eggs to another couple or individual for the purpose of conceiving a child or multiple children. The donor […]

It’s been 3 years since SCOTUS issued the Dobbs opinion overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to abortion that had been the standard in America for 50 years.What have we seen since the fall of Roe? What is to come in an America without a constitutional right to access abortion?3 Years by […]

Surrogates know better than anyone how to pack and ship breast milk. If you are a surrogate who wants to provide breast milk for the benefit of your surrobabe, or if you are an intended parent curious about the process for storing and shipping breastmilk, here’s a short guide provided by a two-time Oleaga Law […]

A fertility lawyer is a legal professional who specializes in reproductive law, assisting individuals and couples with the legal aspects of building families through assisted reproductive technologies including IVF.Common Areas of Fertility Law: Surrogacy Agreements Drafting and reviewing contracts between intended parents and gestational carriers or gestational surrogates. Drafting and reviewing contracts between intended parents and […]

Generation Z (roughly born between 1997 and 2012)  is one of the most socially aware generations since the baby boomers of the 1960s, with a focus on issues such as social justice, environmental activism, and equity, it’s no surprise that Gen Z is also turning their attention to reproductive health.One of the most striking aspects […]

A mini blog series on the femtech industry and what it means for the future of women’s health By: Caitlin Chan How can anyone take a stand against health? What could be wrong with health? Shouldn’t we be for health? These are questions raised by American psychiatrist and author Jonathan Metzl in his book Against Health, […]

The Legal Status of Embryos in the United States: State-by-State Overview and Future Concerns The legal status of embryos in the United States varies significantly from state to state. With the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to abortion before viability, […]