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		<title>AHCO Maternity Card Provider Being Sued</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Patrick George
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 
The Texas attorney general&#8217;s office has filed a lawsuit accusing an Austin company of selling fraudulent discount health card plans to pregnant women, the office announced Monday.
The lawsuit claims that Austin-based AHCO Direct, also known as Affordable HealthCare Options, and its owners, Brian McDonald and Aaron Bouren, sold [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surrogacyissuesblog.com/2008/04/17/ahco-maternity-card-provider-being-sued/</link>
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		<title>Surrogacy via Newsweek and the Military</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I have to say that I am quite surprised by the statistics that were set forth in Newsweek&#8217;s article, &#8220;Womb for Rent.&#8221; 
See link at http://www.newsweek.com/id/129594
To be quite honest, I did speak with the reporter, Lorraine Ali, and I assured her that the statistics she had that claimed military surrogates were 50% of all surrogates was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surrogacyissuesblog.com/2008/04/15/surrogacy-via-newsweek-and-the-military/</link>
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		<title>Cost of Adoption Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This information is always helpful when clients are trying to weigh adoption vs. surrogacy.  I hope that you find this helpful:
How much did adoptions cost in 2006 and 2007? More than 1,500 AF readers completed our survey on the cost of adoption—thanks to everyone for their valuable input!
Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the total cost of adoption:
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=1685

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		<link>http://www.surrogacyissuesblog.com/2008/03/19/cost-of-adoption-update/</link>
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		<title>Sperm Donor Appeals to US Supreme Court</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A sperm donor whose case was lost at the Kansas Supreme Court has appealed to the US Supreme Court.  It is the first case of its kind, as this is the first time that a court has required that there be a written agreement between the Parties.  I am interested to hear what others have to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surrogacyissuesblog.com/2008/03/19/sperm-donor-appeals-to-us-supreme-court/</link>
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		<title>Disclosure can be tricky for Egg Donor and Sperm Donor Parents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Patricia Wen &#124; The Boston Globe March 12, 2008 MEDFIELD, Mass. - Cara Birrittieri is set to have a talk with her 3-year-old daughter soon, something that has been on her mind since Victoria was just a fetal ultrasound image.
&#8220;Part of me wishes I didn&#8217;t have to tell her,&#8221; Birrittieri said. &#8220;The love is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surrogacyissuesblog.com/2008/03/13/disclosure-can-be-tricky-for-egg-donor-and-sperm-donor-parents/</link>
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