It is important to note that Connecticut state law demands that the surrogacy contract “shall not infringe upon the rights of the person acting as the surrogate to make all health and welfare decisions regarding the person, the person’s body and all the person’s pregnancy throughout the duration of the surrogacy agreement, including during attempts to become pregnant, pregnancy, delivery and postpartum”.
Finally, the law states that a court cannot enforce an agreement that a person acting as a surrogate “terminate or not terminate a pregnancy, or submit to medical procedures”.
Compensation for the surrogate must be placed in an escrow account prior to the execution of any medical procedures, other than medical and mental health evaluations.