Gay Parenting and Surrogacy
Over the past few years, more and more gay couples have been using surrogates to create the family that they have always wanted. This trend has picked up speed due to not only gay rights activism, but also changing state laws that now allow gay couples to become parents through gestational surrogacy. For years, California has been one of the only states that allows gay couples to become parents. One state that has just recently changed its laws to allow gay couples to create families with the help of a gestation surrogate is Illinois, where for years surrogacy was only allowed if one of the intended parents was biologically related to the child and it was a heterosexual couple. This recent progression of the laws in states like Illinois give hope to gay couples living in other states (like Texas, Florida, and Utah) where gay couples are not allowed to use surrogacy to become parents. Hopefully, with these recent progressions other states will take the initiative to allow all couples to experience the joy of children without bias. What are your thoughts? www.ericksonlaw.net
