The embryos were created in 1994, while the expectant father was still a toddler, and donated via a Christian embryo adoption agency.

Frozen embryos are filling storage banks around the world. It's a struggle to know what to do with them.  

Not just "snowflake babies"—meet Snowflakes® Babies. Nightlight Christian Adoptions gives new life to embryos through adoption. We explore the history, terminology, and process behind this unique path to parenthood.

Have you thought about adopting a baby, but long for the experience of being pregnant, or want to control the intrauterine environment? Join us for this fascinating discussion about embryo donation/adoption with Dr. Craig Sweet with Embryo Donation International, Mark Mellinger with the National Embryo Donation Center, and Beth Button with the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption […]

Amidst growing debate over IVF, a lesser-known option called embryo adoption is also gaining ground.

Rodney and Mary Leah are both attorneys in Alabama. For ten years, they walked the journey of infertility before welcoming twins, Dalton and Mary Elizabeth, through Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program. 

The Embryo Question is a three-part series about the cluster of cells at the crossroads of science, ethics and the law.

The Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program is the pioneer program for embryo adoption. They are in the redemption business - fighting for the lives of the million+ frozen babies being stored in freezers throughout the nation. In this episode, Mindi interviews Beth Button, Executive Director of Snowflakes. They discuss Snowflakes and the reason it's necessary in […]

In the U.S., there are over a million embryos in frozen storage, Jenny said. Some organizations put together an adoption model to match families who don’t need the embryos anymore with couples who would like to adopt them.

“Snowflake” babies helped people on the left become parents and helped people on the right make peace with thorny ethical issues with IVF.