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• Fake Surrogate Mother Arrested

  Soon after a New York Times writer unwittingly sparked a debate on classism over her article on gestational surrogacy, the news presents us with another potential pitfall of putting a price on fertility: con artists. A Belgian woman was arrested yesterday for allegedly swindling infertile couples over the Internet by posing as a potential surrogate mother. Read More... Posted Dec 05 2008, 09:40 AM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with no comments Filed under: arrested, internet, netherlands, surrogacy, Belgium, surrogate mothers, surrogate moms, surrogacy and the law, surrogate babies, fake surrogate mother, selling babies, Belgium couple, con artists, illegal surrogacy

• Male Caregivers Excluded From Dutch Playgroups

  The Netherlands is known for being liberal. So why is that the publicly-run playgroups, designed for toddlers and preschoolers, explicitly exclude fathers and other male caregivers? According to Dutch mama Ingrid Robeyns, it's to accomodate mothers whose cultural practices preclude them from participating in mixed-gender social groups. Robeyns admits that there may be reasons to support such a policy, even as it comes at the expense of men. I was once involved in a playgroup in another place known for its liberality--San Francisco. Originally comprised of stay-at-home moms and mothers on maternity leave, our group was soon faced with the inevitable: someone invited a stay-at-home dad to join us with his child. Read More... Posted Feb 10 2007, 08:27 AM by Patti with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: children, fathers, San Francisco, netherlands, stay at home dads, playgroups