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Join Award-Winning Family & Surrogacy Lawyers, Bruce Provan and Stephen Page who interviews lawyers, doctors, counsellors, parents, surrogates, scientists, donors and others who are the moving parts bringing together the ability to form families through surrogacy, and when families fall apart. Interviewees talk about their personal journeys through life, leading to their passion in their respective fields.

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What really happens inside the world's largest ethical surrogacy conference?

January 09, 2026 • Stephen Page • Season 1 • Episode 161

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One of the World's leading surrogacy lawyers, Stephen Page takes you behind the scenes of the SEEDS (Society for Ethical Egg Donation and Surrogacy) conference in Orange County, California—and what he discovered challenged common assumptions about the surrogacy industry.

In this episode of The Australian Family and Fertility Law Podcast, Stephen shares eye-opening insights from nearly 400 industry professionals, including:

✨ Why 75-80% of surrogacy professionals are women—many former surrogates and egg donors themselves
✨ How the industry is prioritizing ethical practices and single embryo transfers
✨ The real conversations happening around cross-border "hybrid" surrogacy arrangements
✨ Navigating cost, trafficking concerns, and reputational risks in international surrogacy

Whether you're an intended parent exploring surrogacy options, a fertility professional, or simply curious about how ethical standards are shaping this growing field—this episode offers a rare, firsthand look at where the industry is heading.

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