Ohio Surrogacy Case Reaches Supreme Court
High court: Contract voided surrogate mother's right to triplets
Associated Press - December 20, 2007 1:15 PM ET
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A divided Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a surrogate mother who kept triplets who weren't biologically hers doesn't have the same rights as a parent.
In a 4-3 decision, the court says the Pennsylvania woman must abide by her contract with the triplets' biological father in Ohio.
Justice Paul Pfeifer wrote in yeserday's majority opinion that it's too soon to say if the contract had indeed been breached and damages should be rewarded.
The court's ruling provides only the initials of the parties to protect the identity of the children. The initials match those of a surrogate mother and a male Cleveland State University professor who have been embroiled in a legal battle over triplets born in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 2003.
