Whats the go with QLD laws on surrogacy?

[LoganandNoah]

I adore my son and Im hoping my partner will let me have more soon but eventually Id like to be a surrogate mother. It breaks my heart to hear some people cant have children. I was just wondering if its legal in queensland and how do you go about it? Do people only do it for people they know? Are there lawyers or courts involved? I would donate my egg Id only carry someones baby though..
As I said Id like to finish my family first and then look into it more Im just curious..

[bfkel]

I'm sorry i did not post earlier but this was coming up and I didn't want to get anyone's hopes up, just in case.

But...... Surrogacy has passed in QLD!!


TWO Labor MPs have crossed the floor to vote against the Bligh Government's plan to allow gay couples and single parents to have children through surrogacy.

But it was not enough to scuttle the Bill which was passed at 8pm, 45 votes to 36 following a marathon debate.

Seven MPs did not cast a final vote on the Bill.

Ministers Kate Jones and Desley Boyle were attending pre-arranged functions outside Parliament, LNP MPs Shane Knuth, Rosemary Menkens and Ted Malone were travelling back to their north Queensland electorates, while Labor's Wayne Wendt was acting Speaker.

Speaker John Mickel only votes on legislation if a deciding vote is needed.

Former Minister Margaret Keech and Capalaba MP Michael Choi told Parliament they could not support the entire Bill that decriminalises altruistic surrogacy without severely compromising their consciences.

"It is never easy to disagree with colleagues...(but) at times even the best of friends disagree," Mr Choi said.

He revealed he had concerns about the practice of surrogacy because there was a pre-meditated intention to separate a child from their birth mother.

But Mr Choi added that he may have been persuaded to support it as a last resort for infertile heterosexual couples but he could not back a Bill which also "pre-destined" a child to grow up in a family with just one parent or with two parents of the same sex.

Ms Keech said while she supported the decriminalisation of altruistic surrogacy, her conscience did not allow her to support the widening of eligibility of surrogate parents to include singles and same sex couples.

A vote on the second reading of the Bill was supported 48-40.

Complex parliamentary rules meant the Opposition's alternative surrogacy Bill – which restricted it to married and defacto heterosexual couples– could not be voted on tonight because it was too similar to the Government's Bill.

So the Opposition instead moved amendments to the Government's Bill in a last-minute bid to exclude gay couples and single parents from surrogacy but these were also defeated 35 votes to 46.

Bring it on!

Kel

[mumb]

It's the best news isn't it, Now my IM and I can get ready to go

[florence]

Can someone please clarify the laws further for me?
Someone has told me surrogacy in QLD is only available for friends and family (ie a woman carrying a baby for her sister and husband) but I can't see this to be the case?

[mumb]

No that isn't the case, you can do it for anyone.

[FionaM]

Hi my name is Fiona and I got married last year, I am 30 years of age and my husband is 29. We both have had kidney transplants I had mine 10 years ago in Feb 2000 and my husband in Oct 2002. My husband and I want children more than anything but have been told it is too dangerous for me to carry one myself. After a year of trying to convince an IVF specialist to help us we have an app. in brisbane this month. My husband is worried as if the IVF is succesfull I will have to go on dialysis throughout the pregnancy and also the statistics are not the greatest. We have a 75% chance of a live birth and a 50% chance that it will be a premature delivery just to name a few. I believe that everything will be ok but as we also care for my mum who had a stroke, I do worry about something going wrong and not being healthy enough to be the mum I want and need to be. As well as the daughter mum needs me to be. I have only just found out that surrogacy is now legal in queensland and I am finding it hard to find any information. I would love to talk to someone who may be willing to be a gestational surrogate for us.