Assisted Reproduction: The Complete Guide to Having a Baby with the Help of a Third Party [Paperback]

Theresa Erickson (Author), MaryAnn Lathus (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 24, 2005

If you are considering using technology such as surrogacy or embryo, egg, or sperm donation in your desire to have a baby, Assisted Reproduction: The Complete Guide to Having A Baby with the Help of a Third Party is an invaluable, one-stop resource.

This comprehensive guide takes you through the steps necessary to begin the process, as well as checklists to follow as you make your choices. Authors Theresa Erickson and Mary Ann Lathus bring more than fifteen years of experience in guiding clients through the process of having a baby. In clear, concise, and matter-of-fact language, Erickson and Lathus emphasize what to look for and what to do at every step. Assisted Reproduction covers the entire field of assisted reproduction including:
• Surrogacy
• Egg Donation
• Sperm Donation
• Embryo Donation
• Legal rights and responsibilities
• Choosing a physician
• Choosing an attorney
• Selecting an agency
• Nontraditional families

Erickson and Lathus honor the often emotionally daunting task of making assisted reproduction decisions. Assisted Reproduction serves as a roadmap on your journey to having the child you always wanted. The authors remind parents to use their minds to guide them, not just their hearts.

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About the Author

Theresa Erickson, JD, received her law degree from the University of San Diego and is one of a few attorneys in the country who specialize exclusively in reproductive law.

Mary Ann Lathus received her bachelors degree in Policy Research from UCSD and is the director of Conceptual Options.

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (March 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595343198
• ISBN-13: 978-0595343195
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,750,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars helpful, December 16, 2008

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This review is from: Assisted Reproduction: The Complete Guide to Having a Baby with the Help of a Third Party (Paperback)

Was helpful. I was looking more for a book that gave me specifics on writing up or negotiating a contract with a surrogate.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More info than necessary., June 17, 2008

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T. Strohm (Concord, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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A terrific resource for those dealing with infertility. However, for those merely looking for alternative reproduction resources, this bood delves a little too much into specifics relating to infertility both emotional struggles and medical difficulties.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Assisted Reproduction for the Wealthy, with a special emphasis on surrogacy, January 27, 2007

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Anonymous "Anonymous" (California) - See all my reviews

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I was very disappointed with this book. It told me little I did not already know about egg donation and it should come with a disclaimer stating that unless you are very, very wealthy, surrogacy is not for you. It focuses so much on surragacy that I think a better title for it would be "Reproductive options for the very well-to-do."
There are better books out there focusing strictly on egg/sperm donation. I would recommend these instead, unless these technologies are not an option for you and you have the $35,000 to $100,000 per pregnancy (does not state whether these costs are limited to pregnancies that result in live births) that a surrogate pregnancy apparently requires.
There are some oblique references to the possiblity that insurance may pay a portion of the surrogates costs (yeah, right! I'm sure that's a small minority of insurance policies, though the author does not say) and a portion of your costs (This confuses me. You are not undergoing a medical procedure. Why would *your* insurance pay any of the costs?), but there is nothing concrete about how one would go about getting any portion of these monies reimbursed. All the author does is suggest that you and the attorney you hire read the insurance policy (whose policy? the surrogate's?) very carefully.