Why Connecticut Should Regulate Surrogate Parenting Agreements

Christine A. Bjorkman has recently published her Note entitled Sitting in Limbo: The Absence of Connecticut Regulation of Surrogate Parenting Agreements and Its Effect on Parties to the Agreement, 21 Quinnipiac Prob. L.J. 141 (2008).

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This note will discuss the current state of surrogacy in Connecticut, surrogacy in general, and policy concerns surrounding the use of surrogate parenting agreements as well as various approaches states have taken in the regulation of surrogate parenting agreements. In particular, this note will explore statutory regulations in Illinois and New York, as well as the use of regulation by case law, in particular, California’s “intended parents” doctrine. Finally this note will look at Connecticut’s previous attempt at legislation, and possible recommendations such as Connecticut’s need to enact legislation which permits the use of surrogate parenting agreements and establishes the legal status of the child before its birth.