Debate over paid surrogacy begins again

SEATTLE -- A battle could once again be brewing in Washington state over the issue of paid surrogacy.

Surrogacy is allowed in Washington, but a woman cannot be paid for it. At least one state lawmaker wants to change that, and he's already hearing from the opposition.

Joseph Backholm of the Family Police Institute adamantly opposes paid surrogacy. He believes a paid surrogacy bill will be introduced during next year's legislative session, and he's speaking out now to ensure it doesn't pass.

"The idea that a parental rights to a child would be purchased with money under a contract is something that would not be good public policy," Backholm said.

Among other issues, Backholm said paid surrogacy sets a bad precedent and could result in custody disputes.
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Surrogate mother's rights rule in Michigan

JENISON, Mich. (WZZM)- A West Michigan couple desperate for children of their own lose a legal battle and the twins they hoped to raise as their own.
Many couples who have trouble conceiving turn to other options, like a surrogate mother, to carry the baby.
That's what one Jenison couple chose to do, but instead of ending in joy it ended in heartache, in part because Michigan has one of the strictest surrogacy laws that prohibits contracts and favors the surrogate mother who can chose to take back the baby at any time.
Scott and Amy Kehoe can't help but smile when they talk about their twins. "Ethan was just a jabber and then Bridget was demanding. When she screamed she wanted her way. When she was hungry, she let us know it."



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Surrogacy and Its Legal Status in Canada

Occasionally couples have difficulty conceiving and experience infertility as a result of medical treatment, injury or, medical condition. Some couples have used up years trying to conceive naturally or using reproductive technologies like IVF. When those strategies do not achieve the desired result, having a child thru surrogacy might be an option.
Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman agrees to become pregnant for the purposes of gestating and giving birth to a child for others to raise. She could be the child’s genetic mother or not, dependent on the sort of arrangement agreed upon.
Surrogacy is legal in Canada. The Assisted Human Reproduction Act (the AHRA) is federal legislation which sets out those activities that are permitted and the ones that are restricted altogether.
Couples exploring the surrogacy option may discover that their solution to parenthood may include a surrogate, a gamete donor and possibly a sperm donor as well. If so the legal elements will include a surrogacy agreement, donor agreements and a declaration of parentage to ensure that

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Why legalising commercial surrogacy is a good idea

Chief Federal Court Magistrate John Pascoe’s call for amending Australian state legislation to allow commercial surrogacy, subject to statutory controls, has much to commend it.
The aim of the legislation would be “to stop the exploitation of poor women and protect the legal status of children caught up in the booming overseas surrogacy trade” according to today’s Fairfax papers.

Prohibition and protection

It’s often said that the only way to protect “vulnerable” people is by legally prohibiting conduct in which they may be exploited, with criminal penalties for those who engage in such activity. Historically, that has been the case in Victoria with many procedures related to assisted reproductive treatment (ART), such as commercial surrogacy, being criminal offences.
But experience has shown that strict prohibitions are often not effective in activities related to reproduction, especially when they can be lawfully undertaken in other countries. The desire to have a biologically-related child is so strong that infertile couples may ask an Australian woman to be a surrogate
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