Las madres que tuvieron hijos a través de la subrogación instan a Texas a preservar la única forma en que podrían tener familias

The push comes as anti-abortion advocates have amplified concerns that surrogacy arrangements destroy embryos and strip surrogates of their bodily autonomy. State senators have already signaled interest in banning foreign nationals from using Texas surrogates, and the Texas Republican Party added that ban to its official platform this year, alongside a ban on foreign nationals using IVF, which is the primary medical process behind surrogacy.

The women speaking out aren't opposing all regulation. Surrogates and the moms who worked with them say the Legislature could sharpen contract protections for both parties and add oversight of surrogacy agencies. What they're pushing back on is any move that would make the whole practice harder to access. For families who exhausted other options, surrogacy wasn't a preference. It was the only path.

If Texas moves toward broad restrictions, families that relied on these agreements could find the door closed for anyone who comes after them, and that includes people right here who are still trying to figure out how to have children.