[Greens-Media] Greens: Surrogacy Bill a welcome piece of legislation

[David Shoebridge]

Greens: Surrogacy Bill a welcome piece of legislation
The Surrogacy Bill introduced today into the NSW Upper House is a welcome piece of legislation, according to NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge.
"The surrogacy bill is a good example of legislation finally catching up with the reality in our society," Mr Shoebridge said.
"The Greens strongly support the surrogacy legislation, which is the culmination of many years of hard work and advocacy.
"Legislation must keep pace with the practical developments within our society.
"Children born of surrogacy are living with loving families but neither the parents nor the children themselves currently have protection of law.
"This legislation reflects modern ideas of what family is, including that parents don't necessarily need to be of the same gender, or biologically linked to their children
"This legislation has at its core the best interests of the child and important protective provisions for the birth mother," Mr Shoebridge said.
 
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