Michigan will become the last US state to decriminalize surrogacy contracts

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers have given approval to a nine-bill package that will make the state the last in the country to decriminalize surrogacy contracts. Taking part in compensated surrogacy contracts currently could result in a misdemeanor or felony charge punishable by up to one year in jail and a $10,000 fine. The Michigan Senate gave approval Tuesday to a package that will repeal that law and also remove barriers for surrogacy and assisted reproduction methods, including in vitro fertilization services. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to sign the package into law. Multiple families impacted by Michigan’s surrogacy laws spoken out in favor of repealing the 1988 law. That included Tammy Myers, who spent nearly two years trying to adopt her biological twins.