Circle Surrogacy
Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation is a US-based surrogacy and egg donation agency headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
Industry | Surrogacy, Third-party reproduction |
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Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | , |
Website | www |
Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation has administered over 2,000 successful births which consisted of cases of pre-birth orders, step parents, and second parent adoptions for homosexuals/gay and heterosexual/non-gay (straight) couples or singles, having children through surrogacyand egg donation world-wide.[2]
Circle Surrogacy has provided egg donation and surrogacy services both domestically and internationally for over 20 years.[3] As one of the leading surrogacy agencies – and the most successful surrogacy agency in the country – Circle Surrogacy carries an audited success rate for intended parents having a baby at 99.3%.[4] The staff consists of surrogacy professionals who have personal experience with the surrogacy and egg donor process. Circle Surrogacy has worked with parents in over 70 countries.[5]
History
Circle Surrogacy was founded in 1995 in Boston Massachusetts by John Weltman. Prior to establishing the agency, Weltman and his husband grew their family through their own surrogacy journeys.[6] .
Notable milestones
- 1992 - John passed the California bar and began doing legal work for the agency
- 1995 - John wins a major legal malpractice case and appeal for the agency that he used for his surrogacies
- October - 1995 first client approached John to use a surrogate.
- From 1995 to 2010, the agency was housed at Lawson & Weitzen, the law firm at which John was a partner originally in Boson.
- Feb 1997 - Circle Surrogacy’s first baby is born to a heterosexual couple from Massachusetts[7]
- 1999 - Circle Surrogacy delivered its first baby born to a single gay man and first gestational surrogate baby born to heterosexual couple[8]
- From 1995 to 2000, John Weltman operates as the facilitator for surrogacy and during this time period Circle Surrogacy began to help people find egg donors for pure egg donation.[9]
- 2000 - Circle Surrogacy officially named. The name is derived from “The Lion King” movie, which John’s son loved at the time[10]
- 2001 - Circle’s first egg donor surrogacy baby is born to a gay couple[11]
- 2010 - Circle moves out of the law offices at Lawson &Weitzen and into its present home in downtown Boston
- 2019 - Circle opens offices in New York and San Francisco Bay Area, CA[12]
- 2019 - Circle reaches its 2000th baby birth[13]
Programs offered by Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation (services)
Circle Surrogacy provides services for intended parents & gestational carriers from the application and prescreening process all the way through to post-birth.[9][10] As a full-service agency founded by a lawyer, Circle Surrogacy also provides legal services for clients in any of the surrogacy programs that Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation provides.[14]
Intended parents program
Option Consideration under the Intended Parents Program are as follows;
- Gestational Surrogacy
- Gestational Surrogacy with Egg Donation
- Surrogates Programs
Circle Surrogacy follows the strict guidelines established by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).[15] The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of reproductive medicine. It provides a forum for lay public, researchers, physicians and affiliated health workers through education, publications, and meetings.
The types of intended parents surrogate mothers help are
- Heterosexual couples who have struggled with infertility
- Intended mothers who are unable to carry a child
- Intended parents who have a genetic defect or health condition they don't want to pass onto the child
- Same sex intended parents who want to have a genetic link to the baby
Surrogate applicants will also participate in a screening with a social worker, and complete psychological testing.[16]
Egg donor programs
Circle Surrogacy offers Egg Donor Program for persons who are looking to donate eggs or who need an egg donor.[17]
Industry scope historical review
Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to bear a child for another person or persons, who will become the child's parent after birth. [18][19] The surrogacy industry was originally popularized as early as 1978 after the first baby successfully conceived through an IVF transfer.[20]
In 1980, an establishment for a “compensated-surrogacy” was concluded, reporting a successful transition, outlining an agreement between the two parties (traditional surrogate and the intended parents – Elizabeth Kane) rewarding a total of $10,000 to successful carry and deliver a baby for the intended couples/parents.[21]
As technological advancements increased with progressive and improving segments, surrogacy methodologies increased. While this was popularizing, a number of agencies rose, providing surrogacy services for both females and males, regardless of what their sexual preferences or orientation were.[22]
See also
References
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- Christine Ro,"The workplaces that will pay for surrogacy". bbc.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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- Kristin Marsoli,"Most Common Question From Gay Men About Surrogacy". gayswithkids.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation Announces New Regional Office in California". apnews.com. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "We Did It! We've Reached 2,000 Babies at Circle Surrogacy!". circlesurrogacy.com. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- David Dodge,"What to Know Before Your Surrogacy Journey". nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "New Bay Area location will help serve even more families on their journey to parenthood". businesswire.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- Ben Tinker,"The top 10 questions about surrogacy for same-sex couples, answered". CNN. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Paid to be pregnant: American women having Chinese babies". sampan.org. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "IVF and adoption didn't work for me, so I found a surrogate. Here's what I learned". thelily.com. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- Kristin Marsoli,"How I Beat Cancer, Showed Infertility the Door, and Became a Mom". thriveglobal.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- Shalayne Pulia, "I Was a Surrogate and This Is What It's Really Like". instyle.com. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- Darlena Cunha, "The Hidden Costs of International Surrogacy". theatlantic.com. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- Susan Donald James, "Surrogate Mom Damages Heart After Four Babies". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.