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Infertility Support Workshop
Amy Kern will be speaking at the Infertility Workshop on August 22 in Baton Rouge. For more info please see the official site.
The incredible Katrina survivor story of a frozen embryo, brave volunteers and a grateful mother
“I never believed that they were OK. I was like, ‘Well, they saved the tank, but there’s no way that those embryos will be OK,’” one mom remembers thinking. by Meg Farris / Medical Reporter NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Katrina memories, and videos of the aftermath, can be difficult to watch and relive. But on […]
Families are complicated. Louisiana law should catch up
I’ve recently spent a lot of time trying to figure out what it takes to be a parent in Louisiana. It turns out the answer is a lot more complicated than the birds or the bees would have you think. This is about the only time it’s easier to be the woman giving birth […]
Surrogate births 1st Lafayette baby of 2017 for sister
Michelle Newsom, 29, never expected to welcome Lafayette’s first baby of the new year into her family. In fact, she wasn’t sure she would ever have a child of her own after learning at the age of 16 that she could not conceive. But her sister, Lauren Hayes, 26, told her all those years ago […]
Interviewed by ‘Today’
Our director, Amy Kern, has been interviewed by the Today Show, the New York Post, and the BBC regarding the controversial Sofia Vergara frozen embryo lawsuit. Vergara is being sued by a Louisiana pro-life group representing the frozen fertilized eggs, which are stored in an Los Angeles facility. The pre-embryos have been the center of a long […]
Interviewed on WWL
Amy Kern, director of Beginning Families, was interviewed today, December 12th about the Sofia Vergara frozen embryo story. WWL Morning show, 7:45am – December 12, 2016 >> Click here to see the video
Mid year update
Our director Amy Kern attended the Resolve Advocacy Day in Washington on May 14th as a professional member where she met with our State Senators to discuss the important issues surrounding infertility. As a member of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology Law, Ms. Kern attended the American Bar Association’s 2015 Family Law Spring Conference which […]
Coming up in April 2015
Our director, Amy Kern, will be speaking at the April meeting. Please join us! RESOLVE is dedicated to providing timely and compassionate support, education, and advocacy for all women and men facing the crisis of infertility. We invite you to visit our local peerled support group in Metairie, Louisiana. You do not have to face infertility […]
