In the beginning of November the circus of Men Having Babies came back to the capital of my country, Brussels. As previous years the ‘non-profit’ organization was accompanied by a huge sales team of (inter)national surrogacy providers who all sponsored the event. For those who browses in the brochure, may notice that half of the […]
Het circus van Men Having Babies landde begin deze maand voor een zoveelste keer in Brussel. In het kielzog van de ’non-profit’ organisatie een heus sales-team aan (inter)nationale surrogacy-providers die allemaal zelf het event sponsorde. Voor zij die de brochure erop naslaan, merkt al snel op dat zo goed als de helft van tourende uitbaters […]
On the 7th of December I was invited to do a short presentation at the public event on surrogacy and children’s right by ISS at the ISA expert consultation in the Hague. My name is Stephanie, I am 39 years old and a donor conceived from Belgium. I am also the president of an organization […]
On the 6th of March, we were invited by the European Centre for Law and Justice, to come and speak at their event at the United Nations in Genève. Other speakers were the British donor conceived Dr. Joanna Rose and professor Clotilde Brunette-Pons. Our presentations have been recorded and will soon be made available online. In […]
Sunday the 24 of September, somewhere around 8 o’clock in the morning. Holding pamphlets in one hand and a statement on our t-shirt, we headed off in the direction of Brussels-Central station and the Hilton Hotel. Just like the previous year the American organization Men Having Babies choose this venue to promote their services. And […]
Zondag 24 september, iets na 8u ‘s ochtends. Met flyers in de hand en een statement op het T-shirt, trokken we richting Brussel-Centraal station en het Hilton. Net zoals een jaar geleden streek de Amerikaanse organisatie Men Having Babies er neer. Ook deze keer hadden ze alles en meer in aanbieding om tegemoet te komen […]
Dear Ron, I got your email and reply-reaction on my previous blog about the Surrogacy Conference that was organized by Men Having Babies, the organization you represent. In those replies you question the content of my blog but upmost you try to tackle my intellect, honesty, agenda and perspective. Well, I decided that my response […]
For the second time around the American surrogacy fair of Men Having Babies landed on Belgian soil. This time it took place in a slightly more upscale venue: the ground floor at The Hilton in Brussels became the stage where 220 potential customers from 12 European countries were welcomed. Like last year, I was present. […]
The possible outsourcing of a pregnancy continues to stir up the emotions. Surrogacy already takes places in my country but now that foreign companies threaten to take control of the market, our Senate decided to address the issue. Taking hostage by the assumption that if something is possible or already happening, we should not only […]
A couple of weeks ago the president of our organization went to Italy to give a presentation. Her being there generated some interviews in the Italian press. One of the interviews she gave was for Avvenire, a newspaper of Catholic Bishop Conference of Italy (CEI). 1) What’s your story? My name is Stephanie, I am 36 years old […]
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