A law allowing women to carry donated eggs to term for infertile clients is now before Governor Christie.
"Gestational carriers," meaning women who agree to receive a fertilized embryo that is not her own and carry the child, currently operate legally in other states but advocates say such agreements are not legally enforceable in New Jersey.
A bill that passed the state Assembly Thursday would legalize those contracts. In return, arrangements between willing participants could be all-expenses-paid - covering carriers' full medical bills as well as housing, food and living expenses for the pregnancy.
Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, D-Englewood, sponsored the legislation, which passed with the 41 minimum required votes.
Opponents argue the change allows surrogacy - an issue that has been controversial in New Jersey since the state's highest court ruled that the mother of Baby M, a paid surrogate who changed her mind about giving up the baby, had not given up her maternal rights to the child.
Read more... http://www.northjersey.com/news/160164475_Gestational_carrier_bill_gets_to_Christie.html
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"Gestational carriers," meaning women who agree to receive a fertilized embryo that is not her own and carry the child, currently operate legally in other states but advocates say such agreements are not legally enforceable in New Jersey.
A bill that passed the state Assembly Thursday would legalize those contracts. In return, arrangements between willing participants could be all-expenses-paid - covering carriers' full medical bills as well as housing, food and living expenses for the pregnancy.
Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, D-Englewood, sponsored the legislation, which passed with the 41 minimum required votes.
Opponents argue the change allows surrogacy - an issue that has been controversial in New Jersey since the state's highest court ruled that the mother of Baby M, a paid surrogate who changed her mind about giving up the baby, had not given up her maternal rights to the child.
Read more... http://www.northjersey.com/news/160164475_Gestational_carrier_bill_gets_to_Christie.html
For Surrogacy service
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