Some of the hardest choices to make when infertility gets in the way of your family-building is whether or not to involve other people in making your dreams of a baby come true. For many who must turn to third-party reproductive services, the use of a gestational surrogate feels like a final step in the journey. Fortunately, surrogacy is a very successful means of arriving at the destination of a healthy baby! The laws surrounding the use of surrogacy can be tricky to manage, though.
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This article in the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinal describes the confusion that can occur because of the varying laws from state to state. This matters a great deal to patients using a gestational surrogate, because surrogates can live in states different from the intended parents.
In addition to the variances in state laws, it's also good to keep in mind that these laws are changing in many places. While the medical treatment side of infertility has been fine-tuned to result in tremendous success, the legalities involved haven't quite kept up pace. This is especially true regarding third-party ART.
So we naturally insist that patients wishing to use a surrogate do the best thing: Get experienced, qualified legal advice. Texas is actually one of the best (some say THE best) state in terms of laws that pertain to surrogacy. There are many attorneys who specialize in reproductive laws right here in the state, and Houston Fertility Center is happy to connect patients with those experts.
Surrogacy is an incredible way to build a family, for so many reasons. Making sure your arrangements and agreements are bound by law protects everyone involved, including your new child.
~ Dr. Sonja Kristiansen M.D.
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