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From the podcast: Dr. D spills the tea on all things surrogacy today.  He sits down with Casey Bojorquez of “Surrogacy Is” to explore what the surrogacy process really looks like—from the initial decision to becoming a surrogate to the rewards and challenges along the way.  Casey is the Co-Founder and Vice President of @surrogacy.is.  They […]

For me, being a mom has always been my greatest joy and the thing that I’m most proud of at the end of the day. In my early twenties, I watched a close friend face infertility struggles trying to start a family of her own, and it dawned on me: I couldn’t imagine a world

As someone deeply committed to helping others, I want every woman or family I work with to be a success story. One standout story comes from the early days of Surrogacy Is. At the time, I served as a surrogate advocate, conducting initial screenings with women who were looking to embark on their surrogacy journey.

It looks great on The Kardashians. But the reality can be…messy. My husband worried I’d die. My sister asked if my organs would get harvested. My mom said I was being unfair to our family. And another relative asked, quite literally, how I was different than a prostitute. So, yeah. It’s safe to say that at

Sunshine Hanson, co-founder and president of Surrogacy Is, was looking to supplement her income as a high school English teacher, without adding many more hours of work to her already packed schedule, when she discovered gestational surrogacy. “I was looking for something meaningful I could do that wouldn’t take up a lot more time like

Earlier this week, Pope Francis called for a worldwide ban on surrogacy, claiming that the practice, which helps individuals and couples have children, exploits the women who carry them. That characterization couldn’t be further from the truth for Sunshine Hanson, a three-time gestational surrogate and founder of the surrogacy agency Surrogacy Is. “It’s so disrespectful to

The practice of surrogacy has long been controversial. Some argue it exploits women while others believe women deserve the power and agency to decide how they want to use their bodies, especially when strong contracts are in place to protect both the parents and the surrogate. In the United States, the surrogacy industry is highly

Some say surrogacy is exploitative. Sunshine Hanson says its magic. When Sunshine Hanson first considered becoming a surrogate, she had no idea it would transform her entire life. She found the experience so joyful and moving that she decided to do it again… and then another time after that. And her three-time surrogacy journey didn’t

“When my wife first mentioned she wanted to be a surrogate, I thought she was nuts, and I was very much against it,” Hanson told Insider. Over time, Hanson started warming up to the idea and moving past his reservations, especially as he started to learn about the mental, physical, and emotional tolls this decision would

“Kids are so open, they really get it easily,” Casey and Sunshine agree. “It’s the adults who start overthinking and asking all the wrong questions, but kids understand that their mom is helping someone.” In fact, directly on the Surrogacy Is website, where women considering becoming surrogates can find lots of helpful information, there’s a phrase

Casey featured in VoyageLA. Excerpt from the article: “As an advocacy firm, Surrogacy Is was created as a resource to truly advocate for and support surrogates—every step of the way. Aside from offering free surrogacy consultation and agency matching services, ‘Surrogacy Is’ helps its clientele navigate compensation, avoid misleading or harmful agencies, and provide free

Check out Sunshine’s feature in Today’s Parent: https://www.todaysparent.com/getting-pregnant/my-surprising-journey-to-surrogacy/