Inequality in system no reason to criminalize paying for fertility services, says Grit MP Housefather

In surrogacy and fertility services, there’s always an exchange of money—just not to the surrogates and donors, says expert Dave Snow.

NDP MP Don Davies, left, questions if the for-profit sale of bodily fluids is the right path for Canada. Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, middle, says Conservative MPs will likely have a 'free vote' on Liberal MP Anthony Housefather's, right, private member's bill on the topic. The Hill Times file photograph, by Andrew Meade, and by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 14, 2018

The ability to pay surrogates as well as sperm and egg donors for their services will largely benefit wealthy and middle class people seeking to be parents, and not those of less financial means, but that's no reason not to move forward with decriminalizing payments to surrogate mothers and donors, ...

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