3️⃣ As two men, Dan and his husband considered three paths to parenthood: adoption, surrogacy, and co-parenting. “Adoption has become less common in the Netherlands, and as non-citizens (we’re from the US) we felt it would be a very long shot to match with a child. Co-parent...
At first Tuttle explored adoption. “But they looked at me, a single male, as something that crawled out from under the rug,” he said. When a female friend mentioned surrogacy, “I thought, gee, this is America, you can buy anything. That’s a crass way of looking at things, I kn...
“Primary caregivers who have been with the professional-services firm for a year are eligible for up to 16 weeks of fully paid time off when welcoming a child through birth, adoption, surrogacy, foster care or legal guardianship. Each new dad receives an email encouraging him to take his le...