Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family creation lawyer.
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Surrogacy in Ukraine
Destination profile: Surrogacy in Ukraine Australian intended parents considering [...]
Surrogacy in Kyrgyzstan
Destination profile: Surrogacy in Kyrgyzstan Australian intended parents considering [...]
Media reporting of Surrogacy
Surrogacy is a deeply human, intimate, and complex journey [...]
Surrogacy Pre-birth Orders & Transfers of Parentage
One way to make surrogacy more accessible in Australia [...]
Writers Block? What to submit to the Surrogacy Law Review
You may have heard that the Australian Law Reform [...]
Best Practice & Ethical Surrogacy
Best practice and ethical surrogacy - what is it, [...]
The Best & Worst of Surrogacy: Secrets We Keep Podcast
The best and worst of surrogacy. LiSTNR has published [...]
Birthright citizenship and US surrogacy
For many Australian intended parents, the United States offers [...]
The Consequences of Criminalising Commercial Surrogacy
Consequences of criminalising commercial surrogacy The case of Lloyd [...]
Regulating Surrogacy Matching Services
Like any industry, surrogacy matching services need to be [...]
Child-free surrogate approved for surrogacy in Victoria
In Victorian surrogacy news, a child-free surrogate has been [...]
Review of Australia’s surrogacy laws
The Australian government announced a review of Australia's surrogacy [...]
Surrogacy Law Review: Discussion Paper
Surrogacy law review - next steps. The Australian Law [...]
500 Australian Surrogacy Arrangements
The greatest privilege of my time as a surrogacy [...]
Statement regarding Monash IVF embryo mix-up
April 2025 - Monash IVF in Queensland has admitted [...]
Surrogacy Case Updates
Surrogacy Case Updates - 2025 As one of only [...]