Under a new proposal, Mothers could be paid as much as $10,000 to give birth to another woman's child under radical changes to the NSW state's surrogacy laws.
Commercial surrogacy is illegal, but the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General has released a public discussion paper that proposes laws allowing surrogate mothers to be reimbursed for their expenses during pregnancy.
Currently surrogate mothers in NSW are not allowed to profit from the pregnancy but the new laws would see the child's parents repay medical costs and lost wages while the woman is pregnant
The paper, A proposal for a National Model to Harmonise Regulation of Surrogacy, also makes a number of other recommendations that would aid hetero and same-sex couples. These include providing the ability for parents who have used a surrogate mother to apply for legal recognition as the child's parents, counseling and legal advice for all parties involved, criminal checks for parties involved and if advertising would be allowed by couples, surrogate mothers and clinics involved in surrogacy.
To be honest I am not sure what my opninion is on surrogacy. I have been blessed that I have not been in a position where it was something I would have to consider and I have the deepest sympathies for those that are put in those positions. I know that I don't think commerical surrogacy is a good idea ... but how to build a framework for other situations? From the surface these amendment appear to be very thorough and well thought out ... and sensible to provide a uniform structure across all the states. What do you think?
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