Have Kids Through Surrogacy, Go To Jail.

[RobsChica]

Newly proposed laws in Australia would make it a custodial offense for gay people to have children w/ a surrogate, altruistic or commercial does not matter. How can they go even further backward??

[Babybug]

unbelievable.

[Superish_Surro]

Disgusting! One HUGE step back.

[ghostkitten]

From what I,m reading its only in Queensland not the whole of OZ.....Still a huge step back...

[jlm4]

Ridiculous.

However, it's good to see that a lobbying group has been formed so there will be an organized pro-surrogacy voice.

[twinkiesmom]

Ouch. I don't understand how people who claim to be pro-family can be so anti-family ...

[RobsChica]

Ouch. I don't understand how people who claim to be pro-family can be so anti-family ...

See, it's not hypocrisy, it's 'flexible thought'.

[lttlmelissa]

: (. Terrible!!!

[babymakes2]

What a disaster. I'm glad there is a force fighting against it and I hope they make some headway, and at the same time I hate that they're in a position to have to fight for their rights.

[MGH77]

It is only in Queensland, not all of Australia. There are many of us fighting it. All the people I know involved in surrogacy are against it. We won't be going down without a fight! I am not in Queensland but know surrogates that are, including some that have had babies for gay couples. One just did an interview for her local paper. I have hopes it won't go through. More people in government are against it than you would think.

[RobsChica]

Why does the LNP think they have enough support for this to become law? I'm glad it's only the one state, but what a horrible thing to tell a large group of your citizens - 'You are all unsuitable parents b/c of who you love.'
ETA - We certainly do have similar bigotry here in the States but every discussion of codifying it makes me sick.

[MGH77]

Why does the LNP think they have enough support for this to become law? I'm glad it's only the one state, but what a horrible thing to tell a large group of your citizens - 'You are all unsuitable parents b/c of who you love.'
ETA - We certainly do have similar bigotry here in the States but every discussion of codifying it makes me sick.

I have no idea... But there are enough people saying that they don't believe they will have the support they need for me to feel hopeful. I find it disgusting and just don't know how they sleep at night... I thought we had been moving forward.

[jlm4]

It is only in Queensland, not all of Australia. There are many of us fighting it. All the people I know involved in surrogacy are against it. We won't be going down without a fight! I am not in Queensland but know surrogates that are, including some that have had babies for gay couples. One just did an interview for her local paper. I have hopes it won't go through. More people in government are against it than you would think.

That's good to know!

[Mommy2-4]

RobsChica and I both live in Utah and I could see them doing something so horrible and similar here...

[RobsChica]

RobsChica and I both live in Utah and I could see them doing something so horrible and similar here...

And yet, w/ all the millions of dollars the LDS church threw at it, they chose California to fight in rather than Utah...hmmm.

[telemetrynurse]

Why does the LNP think they have enough support for this to become law? I'm glad it's only the one state, but what a horrible thing to tell a large group of your citizens - 'You are all unsuitable parents b/c of who you love.'
ETA - We certainly do have similar bigotry here in the States but every discussion of codifying it makes me sick.

I totally agree with the above post

[amylynn]

That's awful

[Sadie]

This totally angers me! Yet, makes me sad at the same time for the IP(s).