Battle Over Paid Surrogacy In New York Has a New “Champion”

Democratic New York Senator Brad Hoylman  and his husband David Sigal want to change NY law.  Their daughter Silvia, now 4, was born via a surrogate in California, where compensated surrogacy is legal and parental rights are established prior to the birth of the child.

NY’s Child-Parent Security Act #A04319 and S02765

The “Child-Parent Security Act ” has been introduced to legalize compensated surrogacy in New York, and provide “protections” that ensure surrogates are entering into legal agreements and there’s no question that the intended parents of the child have full rights that they paid for.

• A04319 Establishes the child-parent security act; repealer
• S02765 Establishes the child-parent security act; repealer

TIME Magazine has an article on it last week: http://time.com/3666606/battle-over-paid-surrogacy-opens-new-front/

Of course, also included  in the proposed legislation are the already archaic practice of sealing the ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

 (3)  ORDERING THAT UPON THE BIRTH OF THE CHILD, A COPY OF THE JUDGMENT
   28  OF PARENTAGE BE SERVED ON THE (I) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR NEW YORK  CITY
   29  DEPARTMENT  OF MENTAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE, OR (II) REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS IN
   30  THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE CHILD IS BORN AND  DIRECTING  THAT  THE  HOSPITAL
   31  REPORT  THE  PARENTAGE  OF  THE  CHILD  TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OF
   32  HEALTH IN CONFORMITY WITH THE COURT ORDER. IF AN ORIGINAL BIRTH  CERTIF-
   33  ICATE  HAS  ALREADY ISSUED, THE COURT SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER DIRECTING THE
   34  APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO AMEND THE BIRTH  CERTIFICATE  IN  AN


   35  EXPEDITED MANNER AND SEAL THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

This is because on most cases, surrogacy law follows adoption law.  Even when that adoption law is already crappy and broken.

ethics I have to wonder if Mr. Hoylman is even aware that the law he is proposing will treat any children created as second class citizens and will increase the numbers of New York citizens denied their civil rights.

Contact the Senator Brad Hoylman

EMAIL: hoylman@nysenate.gov

PHONE: (212) 633-8052