Axios Northwest Arkansas

More families turn to surrogacy, navigating uneven state laws

NW Arkansas

A choropleth map categorizing U.S. states by legal status of surrogacy arrangements. Gestational and genetic surrogacy is enforceable in 15 states, Gestational surrogacy is enforceable in 14, and surrogacy is unregulated in 15.

Legal status of surrogacy agreements, 2026

Data: Surrogacy360; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios

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