Embryo Adoption Links

I'll have to come back and edit this later. I'm deleting posts from the BCS forums, and I don't want to lose this.

None of the following are in any particular order of importance (just alphabetical (except the news/info!) ;) ). They're all great information and should be looked into before choosing a personal direction:

[size=150]Education/online chats with placers, adoptors, social workers, lawyers, doctors, etc:[/size]
CEDA Education: [url]http://www.cedaeducation.org/home.html[/url]

Embryo Adoption Awareness Campaign: [url]http://www.embryoadoption.org/[/url]

All Things Embryo from Dreaming of Conceiving: [url]http://dreamingofconceiving.com/EMBRYO.aspx[/url]

[size=150]Agencies/Services:[/size]
The Abraham Center of Life, LLC (not full service. They help locate services.) [url]http://www.theabrahamcenteroflife.com/embryodonation.html[/url]

Bethany Christian Services Embryo Adoption In House Program: [url]http://www.bethany.org/A55798/bethanyWWW.nsf/0/1CA188422535A9E8852572750070B241[/url]

Cooper Center Donor Embryo Program: [url]http://www.ccivf.com/embryo_program.html[/url]

Embryos Alive: [url]http://www.embryosalive.com/[/url]

Jacksonville Center for Reproductive Medicine: [url]http://jcrm.org/page.php?page=Services%20Info&id=3[/url]

Miracles Waiting: [url]http://miracleswaiting.org/membersonly3/modules/tinycontent/?id=1[/url]

National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) (aka National Embryo Adoption Center) [url]http://www.embryodonation.org/index.html[/url]

Nightlight Christian Adoptions (Snowflakes): [url]http://www.nightlight.org/snowflakeadoption.htm[/url]

Prenatal Adoption: [url]http://prenataladoption.com/[/url]

Reprotech: [url]http://www.reprot.com/PApages/donor.html[/url]

You can also find out if your local reproductive endocrinologist has a program (SEVERAL DO!).

Finding a donor clinic:

To find a clinic in your area that handles Donor Embryos, click here: [url]http://www.sart.org/find_frm.html[/url] and enter your zipcode. Click on a clinic name and then click to view their ART data report. At the bottom of the report, it will tell you if they work with Donor Embryos or not. Of these clinics, some have their own in-house supply of Embryos and some require that you locate your own elsewhere and then have them shipped to the clinic. Contact each clinic for details on which options they offer.

Sometimes clinics will work with donor embryos, even if they don't have an in-house program. So you can still contact clinics in that list and double check. A quick phone call is worth a lot. :)

In addition, please be sure to ask who they use for Cryogenic storage etc. Many clinics who do not have a program, refer their clients to the cryogenics places, as many cryogenics places DO have their own donor embryo programs.

[size=150]News/Stories/Informational:[/size]
Embryo Adoption or Embryo Donation?: The Distinction and Its Implications: [url]http://www.cbhd.org/resources/reproductive/cunningham_2003-04-17.htm[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: Saving lives and building families: [url]http://www.christianexaminer.com/Articles/Articles%20Jun06/Art_Jun06_20.html[/url]

Seeing Them for What They Are: [url]http://www2.focusonthefamily.com/focusmagazine/sohl/a000000155.cfm[/url]

Adoption, not Donation: [url]http://www.preconception.com/articles/alternative-family-building/adoption-not-donation-1321/[/url]

For the Least of These: [url]http://www2.focusonthefamily.com/focusmagazine/sohl/a000000110.cfm[/url]

Embryo Adoption I-II: [url]http://resources.family.org/product/cd265.do?code=ol03xrdrc[/url]

Should Fertilized Eggs Have Rights? [url]http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1686729,00.html[/url]

Snowflake Kids: What Should We Do With Frozen Embryos? [url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428794/posts[/url]

Frozen Embryo's are a Human Life [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vp7NAsS02Y[/url]

Choosing Embryo Adoption [url]http://www.perspectivespress.com/carembryo.html[/url]

Resolve: Embryo Donation - A Family Building Option
An Online Guide for Potential Recipients of Donated Embryos [url]http://www.resolve.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lrn_wamo_pr[/url]

Resolve: Embryo Donation - A Family Building Option
An Online Guide for Potential Embryo Donors [url]http://www.resolve.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lrn_wamo_pd[/url]


[size=150]Books[/size]
Before You Were Born...Our Wish For A Baby (The Story of Embryo Donation) - by Janice Grimes

Embryo Donation and Embryo Adoption: Loving Choices for Christians - by John D. Van Regenmorter, Slyvia A. Van Regenmorter

Hope & Will Have a Baby: The Gift of Embryo Donation - by Iréné Celcer

A Blessing from Above (Little Golden Book) by Patti Henderson (Author), Elizabeth Edge (Illustrator)


[size=150]Personal Stories![/size]
Lancaster embryo adoption story [url]http://www.truveo.com/Lancaster-embryo-adoption-story/id/1451788909[/url]

Twins adopted as embryos [url]http://www.baptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?id=25943[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: Saving lives and building families [url]http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23365[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: Unique process was answer to three years of infertility for Houston, Texas couple [url]http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23366[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: Birth of twins, formerly frozen embryos, gives young couple unique outlook on stem cell debate [url]http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23372[/url]

EMBRYO ADOPTION: 'It's the cure for infertility,' mother says after giving birth to 2 children through embryo adoption [url]http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23384[/url]

For This Child I Prayed [url]http://www.bethany.org/A55798/bethanyWWW.nsf/c79edbd86c517a1d852569c800702556/98d1255a5f22fdbe85257289006fa5f7?OpenDocument[/url]

Goodness of God [url]http://www.bethany.org/A55798/bethanyWWW.nsf/c79edbd86c517a1d852569c800702556/b3743aca1e62933d85257289006f62cf?OpenDocument[/url]


[size=150]Other Embryo Adoption Message Boards/Support:[/size]
Bethany Christian Services: [url]http://discussion.bethany.org/index.php[/url]

Cafe Mom: [url]http://www.cafemom.com/[/url]

Child of My Heart: [url]http://s1.zetaboards.com/Child_Of_My_Heart/index/[/url]

Hannah's Prayer: [url]http://hannahsprayer.org/board/index.php?act=idx[/url]
Note: Hannah's Prayer is a private forum. Joining is free. You have to post an intro, and then a total of 10 posts before you see all the forums, including the very active Embryo Adoption forum.

Stepping Stones: [url]http://stepforums.bethany.org/index.php?sid=def9240254aa88e57ca0c50f2bccc435[/url]


[size=150]Canada[/size]
Frozen dreams [url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2003/nov/16/health.genetics[/url]

Embryo adoption solves dilemma for Cdn couple [url]http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20020831/embryo_adoption_020831/[/url]

Embryo-adoption program to offer couples last chance: [url]http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate?tf=tgam/realtime/fullstory_print.html&cf=tgam/realtime/config-neutral&articleDate=20020304&slug=wxembry&date=20020304&archive=RTGAM&site=Front[/url]

Another new agency!

[url]http://www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org/heartbeats/index.html[/url]

The program is called Heartbeats, and it is through Adoptions from the Heart.

Another new agency! This one is run by a church! :)

[url]http://adoptanembryo.net/[/url]

Embryo Adoption Services of Cedar Park