Welcome to the Family Source Surrogacy Podcast. In this episode, our host Susan Taylor talks to our friend Dr. Melvin Thornton II. Dr. Melvin H. Thornton II is double board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine. He has been helping families in the Tri-state for over 18 years. Dr. Thornton completed his OB/GYN internship and residency as well as his Reproductive Medicine fellowship at the University of Southern California. He received additional training in advanced reproductive surgery at The Cleveland Clinic before joining the faculty at Columbia University. In this episode we thought we would explore some of the medical aspects associated with the new Surrogacy statute in NY state.