The Prevalent Issues Of Surrogate Parenting

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been born to mothers who gave them up to sperm donor fathers for
a fee, and the practice is growing rapidly.
For this reason there are many questions and doubts that arise from this
subject. Often there are many legal difficulties that come about with surrogate
parenting. In some states the contracts that insure the infertile couple the
baby of the surrogate mother mean nothing. This, in turn, can cause huge
problems if the surrogate mother were to change her mind about giving up her
child. Who has the rights to the child in this awful situation? Surrogate
parenting is a wonderful alternative for infertile couples as long as all
party's involved are educated on the subject and are fully aware of the pros
and cons of this risky business transaction.
Unfortunately laws on surrogate parenting aren't very helpful.
Increasing numbers of surrogate custody cases are finding their way into the
courtrooms. The most dramatic problem arises when the surrogate mother decides
she wants ...

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weighing the various factors at stake. Like decisions based on contract and
criminal law, constitutional decisions will take account of the party's
interests, the child's interests, society's interests, and the effectiveness of
legalization and regulation as opposed to prohibition.
Many Americans remained unaware of these dramas, but virtually everyone
in the United States became aquainted during 1987 with the plight of Mary Beth
Whitehead and “Baby M”. Mrs. Whitehead was a twenty-nine year old house wife.
She already had two children, and decided she would be the surrogate mother for
a couple by the name of Mr. and Mrs. William and Elizabeth Stern. The Sterns
were 40 and 41 ...

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