Gay fathering is always planned, either through surrogacy or adoption. Commitment to parenting is further tested in advance by the additional obstacles gay fathers may experience, such as policy, legislation and cost.
Last night, on the day before announcing his candidacy for President of the United States, Governor Chris Christie shamefully vetoed important bipartisan legislation passed by the New Jersey Legislature – the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act – that would have modernised New Jersey law by giving legal parental rights of a child carried by a gestational surrogate to the intended parent at birth.
The “Parenting Options for European Gay Men” conference, hosted by the NY based organisation “Men Having Babies”, attracted more than 200 prospective gay fathers from 10 countries, and also garnered intense media attention.
Everyone has the right to a family life and surrogacy is an important and increasingly popular option for LGBT people (and others) who want to start a family.
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