Surrogate parenthood has often been denounced as baby selling, and five states have declared surrogate contracts unenforceable. But only in Michigan is surrogacy deemed a crime. Under a law signed by Governor James Blanchard last week, people entering into a surrogate contract for pay, and spouses who condone such arrangements, can be fined $10,000 and jailed for a year. Lawyers and other brokers who promote surrogacy contracts are branded felons; they can be fined $50,000 and imprisoned for five years. Surrogate arrangements involving no fee remain legal. Surrogacy Lawyer Noel Keane and the American Civil Liberties Union say they will sue...
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