Quebec introduces family law reform, would regulate surrogate motherhood
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Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette has introduced a bill that would create a legal framework for surrogate mothers.
While people are allowed to have someone else carry a baby for them — as long as the surrogate mother isn’t paid — any contracts signed between the surrogate mother and the parents who intend to raise the child aren’t legally binding under Quebec’s civil code.
The bill tabled today would require the parties have a surrogacy agreement before the pregnancy begins. After the child is born, the birth mother would also have to consent to giving up her parental link with the child.
The proposed legislation would also allow people who were born to a surrogate mother, as well as those who were adopted, the right to learn about their origins under certain circumstances.
