Is Surrogacy Legal in Mexico?
Christy explains the IVF and Surrogacy process that is available to US couples. I would like to explain how Surrogacy and IVF legally work in Mexico. Mexico does not outlaw surrogacy but they do not provide laws for it either. They do not have any laws for or against transferring embryos into a surrogate. Legally a baby born IN Mexico is the child of the birthing woman. This is how is it best arranged for the protection of the parents. A US surrogate is chosen from a surrogate legal state. California has the best laws in all of the US. The laws in California state that whoever is named in a legal contract prior to conception as the "intended" parent is the person or couple that will be granted all legal rights to the baby upon birth. In the rare case a surrogate wants to change her mind she is not allowed to in California as the parents were named in contract prior to conception. Once the surrogate is chosen legal contracts stating who is "intended" as the parents a...