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“Our Father” Movie Review: An Unsettling Story of Fertility Fraud
"Our Father” is a Netflix original documentary film directed by Lucie Jourdan. It follows the story of the former fertility specialist Dr. Donald Cline who deceptively inseminated dozens of patients with his own sperm between 1979 and 1986. This documentary film raises the question about how the legal system views those seeking control over their own reproductive choices and restitution when that autonomy is violated. Synopsis of the film Our Father intercuts interviews with

Ralph M. Tsong
Feb 29, 20244 min read


How do I get a PBO in Washington?
A critical step in the surrogacy process is obtaining a pre-birth order (PBO) from a state court. This parentage order officially recognizes the intended parents (IP) as the legal parents of the child born through surrogacy. Washington is a pre-birth order state, meaning the parentage order from court is granted before the child's birth. Parties must show they have complied with WA law, which is outlined in our blog “Legal Requirements for Surrogacy Agreement in Washington

Ralph M. Tsong
Feb 29, 20243 min read


Movie Review: Good Egg (2023)
In the 2023 movie "Good Egg," directed by Nicole Gomez Fisher, viewers are drawn into the world of Jessica Nieves-Sanders, portrayed by...

Ralph M. Tsong
Feb 22, 20244 min read
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