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53 sats \ 5 replies \ @SimpleStacker 23 Sep \ parent \ on: Supreme Court Order Gives Parents Custody of Baby in Surrogacy Fight Politics_And_Law

Those terms should not be legitimate

I can't write a contract where I become your slave in certain conditions, or you get to kill my child under certain conditions

I'm not sure I can even write a contract where you get a pound of my flesh for whatever reason

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101 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Sep

The first two are because you can't form a binding contract that requires illegal activity. The abortion stipulation would not be binding if abortion were illegal.

The pound of flesh clause is probably not binding for some silly health and safety reason. Either way, you wouldn't have to give the flesh, just the monetary equivalent.

I'm now inclined to ask @siggy47 to weigh in on our amateur legal theorizing.

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153 sats \ 2 replies \ @Cje95 OP 23 Sep

Yeah, super interested to see what @siggy47 says. Since this was done in Cali, where abortion is legal, the contract shouldn't run afoul of anything. That was part of the reason she flew to Texas: so that the state would shield her.

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103 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 23 Sep

I didn't read the article yet. I will when I get a chance.

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101 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 23 Sep

Wild situation that Texas AG and Republican Senate Nominee Ken Paxton got involved with.

Heres an article with a lot of the info

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53 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 23 Sep

Because of the payment and covering of all the persons needs its not considered slavery.... surrogates are highly paid people (granted they are also ya know, growing a human and accepting all the dangers with that)

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