(Taken from the Adoption Glossary)Surrogate Mother: A woman who carries and gives birth to the child of another woman, who is usually infertile, by way of a pre-arranged legal contract. Surrogacy arrangements have a variety of accompanying legal issues and are not legally permitted or recognized in all states.
Minnesota Surrogacy and Surrogate Contracts The Law Surrogacy laws vary from state to state. It is probably the most widely accepted practice under California State law. By contrast, Minnesota law does not specifically mention surrogacy. Even the state's adoption laws shy away from the term. The primary stigma relating to surrogacy is...
Ode to Elian
Elian: Child as Property, not Person Steven Spielberg and George Lucas could not have written and cast a better mythic tale than that of Elian Gonzales. A boy and his mother, and her partner, undertake a dangerous escape from a country they choose to leave. They set off in the dark and...
Surrogacy Introduction Assisted Reproductive Technology Assisted Reproductive Technology refers to various techniques used by individuals to achieve a pregnancy through the use of medical technology. This covers everything from taking fertility drugs through "adopting" embryos not genetically related to the...
West Virginia Adoption Laws Access to Adoption Records Who May Access Information Citation: Ann. Code §§ 48-23-601; 48-23-402 Nonidentifying information may be provided to:The adoptive parents or, in the event of death of the adoptive parents, the child's guardian The adoptee who is age 18 or older The...
Adoption Out – Surrogacy In? January 6, 2008, 8:32 pm
With the future of intercountry adoptions from Guatemala in serious jeopardy, it seems that a new “rage” has hit Guatemala: surrogacy for Americans. Yes, there is a company that will find you a Guatemalan woman to carry and give birth to your child.
This is written on their website:
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Controversy: Surrogate Mothers April 9, 2008, 5:24 am
I'm going to tread into dangerous waters this morning for the sake of thoughtful discussion. To be honest, I don't have specific opinions on the topic of surrogate mothers and the laws that are starting to pop up around the issue.
This article brings many questions to light. It highlights...
Surrogacy, Sperm Donation, and Stepparent Adoption October 18, 2007, 9:52 am
When most people think of stepparent adoption, they think of divorce, remarriage and the stepparent adopting their new spouses child. Very rarely do people think of situations such as surrogacy and sperm donations when they think of stepparent adoption, but in many of these cases too, stepparent...