The place to go for same sex surrogacy is ... ?

[Jingthing]

I never would have guessed it.

India's large surrogacy industry attracting many international hopeful parents has been much in the news of late. It is set to grow even more. BUT, same sex couples are no longer legally allowed to do this in India.

So where to go?

MINNESOTA

http://forward.com/articles/187746/gay-israeli-fathers-to-be-find-unexpected-communit/

This moment of deepest faith in the water, a moment of transformation that brought this new human being to the Jewish people, happened because of a tangle of international legislation surrounding surrogacy for same-sex couples. Eligibility for domestic surrogacy in Israel is limited to opposite-sex married couples who fulfill a set of strict criteria. In previous years, same-sex Israeli couples went to India to find surrogates to birth the children they sought, but in late 2012, India outlawed surrogacy for same-sex couples.

This kind of surrogacy is understandably controversial and fraught with ethical questions, but if it's legal for straight couples, why not gay couples as well?

Edited November 19, 2013 by Jingthing