Just last week, Andy Cohen, host of the Bravo show Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and creator of The Real Housewives, announced the birth of his son, Benjamin Allen Cohen. As a gay man with celebrity status, this is a spotlight moment for surrogacy and the entire world of third-party reproduction as a whole.
Andy helped attract mainstream media to surrogacy six weeks ago, when he first declared that he’d be a father during his Bravo show.
“Tonight, I want you to be the first to know that after many years of careful deliberation, a fair amount of prayers and the benefit of science — if all goes according to plan in about six weeks’ time, I’m going to become a father.”
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Named after Andy’s grandfather, baby Benjamin Allen Cohen was born on February 4th, weighing nine pounds and two ounces and reaching 20 inches tall.
Despite this fantastic news, surrogacy still isn’t widely accepted throughout the United States. However, this is definitely a step in the right direction for all of those hoping to start or grow families using alternative means.
As a single, gay father, Andy Cohen’s successful surrogacy birth of his son is a landmark moment for third-party reproduction. It’s brought renewed national interest to the issue, both in terms of politics and pop culture. In fact, Kim Kardashian also recently announced she’s having a baby boy via surrogacy.
Andy himself expressed the significance of his son’s then-pending surrogacy birth when he hosted CNN’s New Year’s Eve celebration coverage alongside his close friend, Anderson Cooper. To highlight this moment, we’d just like to leave you with Andy’s thoughts.
“When I was growing up and when we were growing up…I just never thought it would be possible, as a gay man, to grow up and have a family. And here we are in 2018, almost 2019, and anything’s possible.”
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Staci Swiderski, CEO and owner of Family Source Consultants, has been a prominent leader in reproductive medicine for over two decades. Through her strategic vision and dedication, she has developed Family Source Consultants into a globally recognized agency specializing in comprehensive egg donation and gestational surrogacy services. Under Staci’s leadership, the agency has become a trusted partner for intended parents, surrogates, and egg donors worldwide, known for its rigorous standards, compassionate support, and commitment to excellence in third-party reproduction.
Her professional insight is uniquely informed by her own family-building experiences. As an intended parent, Staci welcomed her son via gestational surrogacy in 2005, and as a known egg donor, she assisted an infertile couple in expanding their family. These experiences lend a rare depth to her leadership and have fueled her ongoing dedication to ethical, empathetic, and professional support within the field of reproductive medicine.
