Bergen County Surrogate Judge Michael R. Dressler has died after 28 years in the position. He was 73 years old. "Michael R. Dressler, lifelong public servant, devoted husband and father, and beloved ...

A New York ballroom filled with men discussing how to procure women’s bodies to produce babies, then discharge the mother from her role. It sounds dystopian, but the September gathering was the latest ...

Emily Westerfield is 22 weeks pregnant with her ninth baby, which she's carrying for intended parents. The 39-year-old surrogate has three biological children of her own. She runs an agency that ...

Nassau County Surrogate Judge Margaret C. Reilly has been removed from office with 3½ months left on her term amid allegations she created a hostile workplace, according to a Newsday report. Reilly’s ...

Losing a baby to a stillbirth is arguably the most heartbreaking outcome an expecting mother can experience. But what would you do if that stillbirth kicked off a lengthy and protracted legal battle ...

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This week, we’re bringing you stories about what it costs to raise a child in 2025, and how families are making it work. Having a surrogate give birth to your baby can cost as much as $200,000. Taylor ...

Alexa Fasold thought she was a surrogate for a couple having fertility issues and was all set to give birth to a baby boy this fall, after carrying a transferred embryo since January. Then she learned ...

Twenty-one children are in state care, and a California couple are facing child endangerment and neglect charges in what is fast beginning to appear as a bizarre scam involving children conceived ...

In mid-July 2025, a rumor circulated online that MSNBC's Rachel Maddow announced she and her partner, Susan Mikula, were having a baby via surrogacy. Posts sharing the rumor included a series of ...

A Florida surrogate mother says she felt disregarded and essentially discarded after the child she carried for a California couple did not survive. “I think what hurt me the most was that I feel like ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (KABC) -- An Arcadia couple's 21 children - all from surrogate mothers - have been placed in protective custody amid an investigation. Arcadia police stumbled upon a house on Camino ...