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surrogacy

the role of a woman who is paid to bear a child by a married couple unable to have children themselves. The Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985 as amended prohibits commercial agencies from engaging women to act as surrogate mothers. Surrogacy contracts are unenforceable and payment may only be made to the surrogate mother of reasonable expenses.

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In a nutshell - if something so complex can ever be described in a nutshell - surrogacy laws are far from perfect.

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The company sold surrogacy services to consumers in Maryland and other states and collected initial fees of between $12,000 and $20,000; more money was held in escrow to pay for medical expenses and other fees for surrogate mothers,according to an April 23 news release from the attorney general's office.

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Surrogacy is an arrangement whereby a woman (called surrogate) agrees to bear a child whom she intends to transfer for custody and care to another or others (the commissioning couple or commissioning husband/wife) upon the child's birth.

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We asked Jemma Dally, a partner from the surrogacy, child protection and international childcare care department at Goodman Ray, to explain what couples need to know about the process.

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"It is not illegal for a surrogacy to happen where the egg and sperm are both from a donor; it is, however, not possible to obtain a 'parental order' (to ensure the child is legally theirs) unless at least one intended parent has a genetic connection to the child," says Jemma.

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This journey was like they were fighting with their fate and for ARTbaby Surrogacy Centre, it was a challenge to win for them.

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The bill, which has yet to be approved by the legislature's upper house, only allows surrogacy for altruistic purposes.