In what circumstances will a surrogate mother be denied the status of a legal mother?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rypkema v. H.M.T.Q. et al., 2003 BCSC 1784 (CanLII):
In Soos v. Superior Court in and for County of Maricopa, 182 Ariz. 470 (Ct. App. 1994), the court held that an Arizona statute violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the Federal Constitution. The statute allowed a biological father to prove paternity and automatically granted a surrogate mother the status as legal mother, but did not allow any means for a biological mother who donated the eggs to prove maternity.
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