The Amazing Surrogacy Project
Co-Parenting Arrangements
Co-Parenting Arrangements There are many ways to grow a family, and co-parenting is one creative option. There are as many different ways to [...]
Traditional Surrogacy: Is It Harder To Give Up Genetics?
Is it harder, to give up a genetics, as a traditional surrogate? If you know me well , you'll know that I often [...]
Parenting & Chronic Illness – Parenting Beyond Exhaustion
Parenting and Chronic Illness- Parenting Beyond the Exhaustion. This is a guest blog from Miranda Hill. Miranda is a parent through egg donation [...]
Medicare for surrogacy: law reform needed
If you have needed IVF, you will know that Medicare rebates are available for most fertility treatments. What many people do not know [...]
Surrogacy law reform in Australia.
If I had a magic wand and could change surrogacy law in Australia, what would I do? The Australian government announced a review [...]
Are We All Equal?
Are we all created equal, when it comes to surrogacy? Are all intended parents equally entitled to pursue surrogacy? Are all women who [...]
Surrogacy Information Sharing and Privacy
A surrogacy arrangement necessarily involves people sharing experiences with each other that would otherwise be reserved for the most intimate of relationships. Besides [...]
Babies born through surrogacy in 2022
Babies born via surrogacy in Australia, 2022 edition! My new favourite word is anthroponymy: the study of proper names for people. The study [...]
Uniform Surrogacy Laws? Yes please!
Uniform Surrogacy Laws? Yes please! The Council of Attorneys General met in late 2019 in Adelaide for their regular bi-annual meeting. The Council [...]
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.
