Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act, aims to prevent foreign nationals from entering into or enforcing surrogacy contracts within the United States. It seeks to invalidate surrogate parentage agreements between foreign nationals and surrogate mothers in the U.S., and it imposes criminal penalties on surrogacy brokers who facilitate such agreements. The bill addresses concerns about children born through international surrogacy gaining U.S. citizenship and potential exploitation.
Key provisions
- Invalidates surrogate parentage contracts between foreign nationals and surrogate mothers in the U.S.
- Imposes criminal penalties on surrogacy brokers facilitating invalid agreements.
- Establishes a presumption that a surrogacy agreement relinquishes parental rights if it lacks explicit provisions regarding custody.
- Prohibits commercial facilitation of foreign surrogacy.
- Determines legal custody of a child born through an unenforceable agreement based on the child’s best interests.
- Prevents foreign nationals from gaining immigration benefits based on parentage through unenforceable surrogacy agreements.
- Applies to agreements entered into on or after the bill’s enactment.
Who is affected
- Foreign nationals
- Surrogacy brokers
- Prospective parents (foreign nationals)
- Surrogate mothers
- Citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States
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