NYT
America Has a Surrogacy Problem
Thursday, August 20, 2026
The United States has no federal law regulating commercial surrogacy, leaving the practice governed by varying state laws and creating legal gaps for intended parents, surrogates, and children born through surrogacy arrangements.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/when-surrogacy-goes-wrong.html