Qld Govt extends time for responses to surrogacy, lesbian parenting reviews
Tuesday September 22, 2009

Qld Govt extends time for responses to surrogacy, lesbian parenting reviews

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The Queensland Government has extended the times for submissions to its reviews on surrogacy and lesbian parenting to 30 September.

The Government had originally set dates of last Friday, 18 September, for both:

  • its proposal to legalise altruistic surrogacy in Queensland, to include same sex couples;
  • its proposal for lesbian co-parents to be recognised on birth certificates when a sperm donation has been used, including IVF.
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