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Councilman David Catania (pic) submitted legislation that would end the city's prohibition on surrogacy contracts, eliminating the possibility of a $10,000 fine and a year in jail for people who enter into one.
DEVELOPING: Elton and David are said to have had their second child, although the couple has not formally announced the news.
Surrogacy is allowed in Washington, but a woman cannot be paid for it. Rep. Jamie Pedersen wants to change that, so he sponsored a "paid surrogacy" bill last year. Unfortunately, it failed to pass the legislature.
This year's day-long event is going to be the largest and most extensive program for prospective surrogacy parents ever. The independent nonprofit organization Men Having Babies is hosting an unprecedented number of clinics and agencies (16 so far, and counting) from all across the USA and beyond, alongside a number of supportive community organizations.
Growing Generations is taking a trip around the world to celebrate the birth of over 1,000 children born through its programs. They sent an email to their friends which describes the whirlwind around various parts of the world, and the first trip will be to South America next month.
Elton John is vacationing in Hawaii with partner David Furnish (pictured) and their baby Zach, just days after civil unions were legally recognized in the state. Zach celebrated his first birthday on Christmas Day. Furnish, a 48-year-old film producer, will be known as Papa by the child – with Sir Elton being called Daddy. Last week, Sir Elton told how he wants Zachary to have as normal an upbringing as possible, saying he wanted the youngster to have "a solid old fashioned childhood.