Looking Into Surrogacy
Adoption was now out of the question, which is why they looked into surrogacy. They began to read up on this process now. They were disappointed to hear it costs $75k! It made adoption look cheap. They stayed hopeful and wondered if anyone would do it for them for free. She said, “We had heard stories that sisters carried and mothers carried, but I don’t have a sister, and my mother is over the age.”
Surprising New York Surrogacy Laws
They read up on state laws and learned that it was illegal to pay a surrogate in New York! If they wanted to go through with this plan, it was important to hire someone from out of state. However, it was going to be a huge issue since it would be pricey to go to the hospital every so often.