HARRISBURG -- A measure sponsored by Senator Jane Earll to provide for statutory standards on surrogate parenting was the topic of a public hearing conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Capitol Building’s East Wing.

 

Senate Bill 408 would protect the best interests of children born from surrogate parenting arrangements and clearly delineate rights and responsibilities of the intended parents, the surrogate mother, and -- if she’s married -- her husband.

 

Witnesses at the hearing included Joseph P. Martone, Esq.; Andrea Braverman, Ph.D.; Lawrence Kalikow, Esq.; Randall G. Holmes; Stacy I. Young, Esq., Women’s Law Project; Mitchell E. Chadrow, Esq., Senior Financial Advisor, Univest National Bank; Larry Frankel, Legislative Director, American Civil Liberties Union of PA; and David L. Hostetter, Executive Director, Joint State Government Commission.

 

Senator Jane Earll offers remarks on the importance of clarifying surrogate parenting legal issues during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 14.