Citizen Petition under 21 CFR §10.30 Requesting FDA Review of the Off-Label Use of Estrogen in Gender Transition Care for Biologically Male Patients.
We invite clinicians, researchers, and public health stakeholders concerned about the unchecked, off-label use of estrogen in vulnerable populations to co-sign this petition as a matter of ethical...
Australian Law Reform Commission: Submission on the Review of Surrogacy Laws
The Australian Law Reform Commission is soliciting submissions for their Surrogacy Reform Issues Paper. The Issues Paper introduces our inquiry and explains what we have been asked to do. It...
Opposition to AB224: An Expansion of Mandated Insurance Coverage for Elective Fertility Procedures
June 25th, 2025 Re: Opposition to AB224 To: Senator Caroline Menjivar (Chair), and Members of the Senate Committee on Health On behalf of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network (CBC), I write...
Opposition to SB62: California’s Effort to Expand Elective Reproductive Services
June 25th, 2025 Re: Opposition to SB62 To: Mia Bonta (Chair), Phillip Chen (Vice Chair) and Members of the California State Assembly Committee on Health On behalf of the Center for Bioethics and...
Opposition to HB 350, “Uniform Parentage Act” – Potential Harm in Surrogacy and Parental Safeguards
The Center for Bioethics and Culture submitted a formal letter opposing Pennsylvania’s HB350 because it prioritizes contractual arrangements over the rights and welfare of children and women. By...
The Human Rights Challenges of Surrogacy: A Response to the UN Office of the High Commissioner
The Center for Bioethics & Culture submitted to the United Nations the following letter as a response to the call for input to the thematic report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against...
CBC Testimony on H.B. No. 7022: An Act Promoting Equity In Medicaid Coverage for Fertility Health Care
First and foremost, surrogacy raises profound ethical concerns, particularly when funded by taxpayer dollars. The process often involves complex contractual agreements that can lead to the...
Two Years Later: The Access to Family Building Act
Almost two years ago I wrote an article about legislation being introduced at the federal level that would pave the way for anyone in the country to access technology and “medical care” to “build a...
Our Response to the CDC on Reporting of Pregnancy Success Rates From Assisted Reproductive Technology
At the end of November 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a request for comment on a notice with serious reproductive technology concerns. Mainly, the...
CBC’s powerful testimony against surrogacy in Michigan
November 1, 2023 To: Chair Rep. Kelly Breen and the House Judiciary Committee We write with concern regarding House Bills 5207-5215 which, as a package, would repeal Michigan’s current ban on...
Our Letter of Opposition to CA’s SB 729
June 13, 2023 To: Chair Jim Wood and members of the CA Assembly Health Committee We wish to submit our written testimony in opposition to SB 729 which requires insurance companies to cover a...
The Right to Build A Family Act of 2022
Stories of infertility are heartbreaking and the justification to use assisted reproductive technologies like egg “donation” and surrogacy seem to always start with a heartbreaking and personal...
Our Testimony Regarding Fertility Coverage in Minnesota
April 27, 2022 To: Chair Stephenson and members of the MN House and Commerce Finance and Policy Committee We wish to submit our written testimony in opposition to HF 3465 which would provide...
CBC’s Submission to the UN on Surrogacy and the Vulnerabilities of Children
Jennifer Lahl, President Center for Bioethics and Culture Gary Powell, European Special Consultant at the Center for Bioethics and Culture Submission by the Center for Bioethics and Culture in...
What’s Up With Wyoming?
I just recently had the privilege of being on air with Speak Your Piece with Darian Dudrick on Big Horn Radio located in Wyoming addressing newfound concerns of surrogacy in the state. I never...
Public Comment to UN Special Rapporteur
The following public comment was submitted by StopSurrogacyNow to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children. To the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and...