Ellen Sarasohn Glazer
Biography
Ellen Sarasohn Glazer is a clinical social worker with twenty years experience focusing on infertility, pregnancy loss, adoption and related issues. She is also program counselor at the Fertility Center of New England Memorial Hospital in Stoneham.
Publications
The Long Awaited Stork
Choosing Assisted Reproduction: Social, Emotional and Ethical Considerations
Articles
In the Best Interest of the Embryos? Another View of Embryo Adoption
For as long as in vitro fertilization has been a way to help make babies, would- be parents have had to face the possibility that their efforts might bear "too much fruit"--namely, that they might... [more]
Choosing Embryo Adoption
Embryo adoption is the process whereby an embryo, created from the egg of a woman and the sperm of a man, is gestated in the womb of another woman to be raised by her and her partner neither of whom... [more]
Considering Adoption in the Midst of Infertility
"Why don't you just adopt?" All too often, couples experiencing infertility hear this question from well-intentioned family members and friends. Although having support for this decision would mean a... [more]
Can We Adopt A Jewish Child?
Although they are sometimes reluctant to raise it, the above question is on the minds of many Jewish, and part-Jewish couples, who are considering adoption. Some are puzzled to find it there,... [more]
The Conversation of an Adopted Child Born to a Non-Jewish Birth Mother
In our previous article on the subject of Judaism and adoption, we addressed the desire many couples have to adopt a Jewish child--people seeking the continuity of Jewish blood lines, people wanting... [more]
Who Speaks for the Children?
I spent the last two weekends at conferences. Two weeks ago I attended the national meeting of The American Adoption Congress. Last weekend, an international conference for nurses in reproductive... [more]
