Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 19-4.5-102 - Legislative declaration(1) The general assembly finds and declares that surrogacy agreements executed pursuant to this article 4.5 are in accord with the public policy of this state.(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that the purpose of this article 4.5 is to: (a) Establish consistent standards and procedural safeguards to promote the best interests of the children who are born as a result of surrogacy agreements executed pursuant to this article 4.5;(b) Protect all parties involved in surrogacy agreements executed pursuant to this article 4.5; and(c) Recognize the technological advances in assisted reproductive medicine and allow the use of these advances by intended parents and gestational surrogates and genetic surrogates according to the public policy of this state.Added by 2021 Ch. 103,§1, eff. 5/6/2021.L. 2021: Entire article added, (HB 21-1022), ch. 409, p. 409, §1, effective May 6.