Arkansas Surrogacy Law Is Among the Most Liberal in the U. S.

Arkansas Has Become a Magnet for Surrogacy Parenting - Including Gay Surrogacy
Arkansas Surrogacy Law Is Among the Most Liberal in the U. S.
Much More Liberal than New York and European Laws

Women Action Group: Arkansas is one of 9 states that "allow gay surrogacy. A growing number of gay and lesbian couples and individuals are turning to the use of surrogate mothers as a means of starting their family! It's becoming quite popular," says the Lesbian & Gay Parenting Resource. In fact, it appears that Arkansas has become a magnet for gay surrogacy. The surrogacy law in Arkansas is among the most favorable in the United States, according to the website of Surrogacy Solutions in Sherwood, Arkansas . . . "There is a quiet but thriving network of Arkansas women who have been carrying babies for couples from all over the country and Europe, where surrogacy is illegal . . . Melissa Brisman, a New Jersey attorney specializing in reproductive law, said about 10 percent of the surrogates her agency uses live in Arkansas," according to Arkansas Democrat Gazette 8/5/2007.

. . . Isn't it true that buying and selling children has always been of such a depraved and immoral nature that society has never considered allowing it? We buy and sell property like cars and dogs but not children. Then why has Arkansas, the center of the Bible belt, provided the nation (not just Arkansas) with a means for "the trafficking of children", thus becoming the Land of Opportunity for Gay Surrogacy? We are sure the law was enacted by bureaucrats out of touch with the values of the people. Most of us know by now how laws are slipped through by powerful liberal legislators and written in such simple terms to disarm the innocent (and often naïve) legislators. Then the media is silent about the matter, and the law permeates the culture while no one in Arkansas even knows about it. Surely, we can ask our legislator to rectify this Arkansas surrogacy law and pass a law as conservative as that of New York and England. . . . [Read More]

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Tags: Arkansas, gay agenda, lesbian, surrogacy, Women's Prayer and Action Group