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'Incredible victory' MI lifts ban on paid surrogacy, clears barriers

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For decades, Michigan’s anti-surrogacy policies have been among the nation’s most restrictive. It was a felony to pay a surrogate to carry an embryo, and couples fortunate enough to secure an uncompensated surrogate were often required to formally adopt their own biological children after birth. It was 2019 when Target 8 first introduced you to a West Michigan couple that was forced to endure the costly and invasive …

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Michigan law lifts 38-year-old surrogate ban - WDET 101.9 FM

The new state law that lifts Michigan’s 38-year-old ban on paid surrogate pregnancy contracts took effect Monday. Michigan banned the practice after a Dearborn attorney gained nationwide notoriety in the 1980s for arranging surrogate contracts. Surrogate parenting was new, controversial and misunderstood when it first became an option, said Stephanie Jones with the Michigan Fertility Alliance. “And I really think people have changed their outloo…

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'Incredible victory' MI lifts ban on paid surrogacy, clears barriers

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For decades, Michigan’s anti-surrogacy policies have been among the nation’s most restrictive. It was a felony to pay a surrogate to carry an embryo, and couples fortunate enough to secure an uncompensated surrogate were often required to formally adopt their own biological children after birth. It was 2019 when Target 8 first introduced you to a West Michigan couple that was forced to endure the costly and invasive …

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Michigan legalizes paid surrogacy in sweeping overhaul of parentage laws

Michigan becomes last state to lift surrogacy ban in move advocates say will make it easier for infertile and same-sex couples to start families. Critics fear exploitation. Here’s what to know.

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Tuesday will mark the end of criminalized surrogacy in Michigan

SDI Productions/Getty ImagesStarting Tuesday it will no longer be a crime to enter into a surrogacy contract in Michigan. The Michigan Family Protection Act will go into effect April 1, officially repealing a ban that made Michigan the only state in the nation to criminalize surrogacy contracts, with supporters of the legislation saying it also provides long overdue legal safeguards for families formed through assisted reproduction. Among them i…

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Rise in foreign surrogacy sparks calls for UK legal crackdown - Today's Family Lawyer

The growing number of Britons using foreign surrogates to have children has raised concerns among campaigners, who warn it is introducing

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Michigan Advance broke the news in on Monday, March 31, 2025.
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