Meaning of medical or social need for a surrogacy arrangementand eligible woman
14 Meaning of medical or social need for a surrogacy arrangementand eligible woman
For an application for a parentage order—
if there is 1 intended parent under the surrogacy arrangement—there is a medical or social need for the surrogacy arrangement if the intended parent is a man or an eligible woman; or
if there are 2 intended parents under the surrogacy arrangement—there is a medical or social need for the surrogacy arrangement if the intended parents are—
a man and an eligible woman; or
2 men; or
2 eligible women.
An eligible woman is a woman who—
is unable to conceive; or
if able to conceive—
is likely to be unable, on medical grounds, either to carry a pregnancy or to give birth; or
either—
is unlikely to survive a pregnancy or birth; or
is likely to have her health significantly affected by a pregnancy or birth; or
is likely to conceive—
a child affected by a genetic condition or disorder, the cause of which is attributable to the woman; or
a child who is unlikely to survive a pregnancy or birth; or
a child whose health is likely to be significantly affected by a pregnancy or birth.
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