Opportunities for in vitro fertilization limited in state
(sz) Arkansas laws controlling surrogacy arrangements are seen as some of the most favorable in the country, although the state has only a handful of doctors doing in vitro fertilization, a procedure that implants the parents’ embryo into the surrogate mother.
Limiting options more, the state-funded University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is the only hospital in the state that does in vitro fertilization and, until recently, provided services only to married couples.
That meant couples wanting to use a single surrogate to carry their baby had to leave the state for the medical procedure. Same-sex couples using a surrogate were also out of luck.
Many in surrogate circles weren’t aware that the UAMS Fertility Center abandoned the restriction three years ago with a shift in leadership. Some single surrogates were traveling to California and New Jersey, states without restrictions, to have embryos implanted.
The process is “physically and emotionally demanding, very complex and will require the full cooperation of husband and wife at all times,” a Web site for the UAMS Assisted Reproductive Technologies program still said this week. more…
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