The Amazing Surrogacy Project
Joe Donor and the Consequences of Online Conception
Sperm donation options in Australia vary from friends and family, to online connections or clinic-recruited donors. If you watched 60 Minutes in 2019, you'd [...]
Egg Donation: Seeing Yourself In Someone Else’s Child
I became an egg donor after having my own children. My partner and I are parents-through-IVF; survivors of infertility who inevitably became overbearing [...]
Donor Conception and the End of Anonymity
I recently attended the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA)’s twilight seminar The Genie is out of the bottle: DNA testing and the [...]
Feminism and Surrogacy
Feminism and surrogacy. A core belief of any feminist, is that a woman has the right to full bodily autonomy. That includes reproductive [...]
Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes
Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes Posthumous is strange word that means 'after death.' Posthumous use of gametes refers to [...]
Who Owns an Embryo?
Who owns an embryo? Is an embryo treated like a child in a parenting dispute? Or is it like property in a divorce? [...]
Surrogacy Parentage Order Queensland
Applying for a Parentage Order in Queensland After a baby is born through a Queensland surrogacy arrangement, a Parentage Order is required to [...]
Surrogacy Parentage Order Victoria
Applying for a Substitute Parentage Order Victoria. Sarah is a surrogacy lawyer in Melbourne, practising across Victoria and Australia. After a baby is [...]
Surrogacy Parentage Order Western Australia
Applying for a Parentage Order Western Australia After a baby is born through a Western Australian surrogacy arrangement, a Parentage Order is required [...]
Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford (she/her). I’m a family creation lawyer, practising in surrogacy and donor conception arrangements. I’m an IVF mum, an egg donor and a traditional surrogate, and I delivered a baby for two dads in 2018
I advocate for positive, best practice surrogacy arrangements within Australia, and provide support and education to help intended parents make informed decisions when pursuing overseas surrogacy.
