Articles - Surrogacy

In his first post for the Growing Generations blog, CEO Stuart Miller proudly announces the birth of his son, Quentin Miller-Bell, who was born February 20th.

He also introduces his lesbian and gay partners at Growing Generations.

Gail Taylor is President and Founder and the mother of 2 children. Will Halm is the Chair and Co-founder, and a dad with 3 children. And Dr. Kim Bergman is Vice Chair and a licensed clinical psychologist. She's a mother with two daughters.

According to The American Surrogacy Center, the law in Iowa has not addressed the surrogate arrangement.

Iowa Code 70.11, which makes it unlawful to sell or purchase another person, provides for an exception in the surrogate arrangement. This section indicates that the state has accepted the surrogate arrangement and that a surrogate contract is not against public policy.

The adoption conflict in Arkansas remains unsettled, and the fight will continue until progress is won. But there's another option for lesbian and gay men who want to become parents.

Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled that two unmarried individuals in a "stable" relationship may adopt a child. This decision paves the way for adoption of a child by the parent's partner. Also called second-parent adoption. Parameters of single-parent adoption are unknown at this time.

An important feature of Maryland law for artificial insemination surrogacy is found in its adoption law. A non-resident can file a petition for adoption in a Maryland court, if the birth mother (which would be the surrogate) resides in Maryland.