The state of New York will allow paid surrogacy starting Monday, a decriminalized practice already established across almost the entire United States, when a law goes into effect establishing a legal framework including life and medical insurance for mothers renting out their wombs.
“As part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s fiscal year 2021 budget, surrogate mothers and parents have new rights to coverage and protection during surrogacy as of today,” the New York Department of Financial Services said on its Twitter account.
It emphasizes the right of mothers who rent out their bellies to be protected by a life insurance policy “obtained and paid for by the fathers”, as well as medical insurance that covers specific maternity services, preventive health and pregnancy-related check-ups.
For their part, parents or people who choose this practice can “buy insurance that covers their financial losses if the surrogate mother is not operating under the surrogate mother contract, and they can also purchase insurance for the donor’s medical expenses,” the authorities added. to. advised insurers to be prepared.
“When we passed legislation to override the outdated veto on surrogacy, we incorporated the strongest protections in the nation for more surrogates and fathers alike,” Governor Cuomo said in a statement on the rule, which was green-lighted by the government in April. state legislators. from last year.
New York was one of three states, along with Michigan and Louisiana, that completely criminalized this practice and is now joining most of the country, allowing a woman to rent her uterus in various ways to have a person’s child or partner. to bear with whom he has no biological relationship in exchange for compensation.
“Today the surrogacy law I sponsored and passed last year comes into effect. New York now allows compensated surrogacy arrangements and provides certainty regarding the legal relationship of children born through surrogacy. It is a new day for families!” State Assembly legislator Amy Paulin, one of its proponents.