b'FAMILYMany provinces There may be different interpretations, have a regulationbut expenses normally covered include that if the methodmedications, travel, legal counsel, specialty food, lost wages and maternity clothing, to of sperm donationname a few. is other than sexualAs with sperm and egg donation, its important to set the ground rules. The couple intercourse, therehas some rights to make requests about how is no assumption ofthe surrogate will take care of herself and the child while pregnant, such as asking her parental rights to abstain from alcohol and tobacco. Should - ELLEN EMBURYsomething go wrong, however, the couple CARBERT WAITE LLP may not pressure the surrogate to terminate a pregnancy, and all parties need to agree in advance on a dispute-resolution process. There is a perception that becauseFor male same-sex couples, surrogacy,There are many considerations, and one someone is either an egg or sperm donor,regulated federally in Canada, is a fairlyneeds to go into the process with eyesthere is a presumption of parentage and thatobvious choice. But while surrogacy iswide open.is wrong, in most provinces, by statute,allowed in Canada, it is firmly illegal toUltimately, building a family today is far stresses Embury. If a donor does try topay a surrogate within Canada. That said, assert some level of parentage there wouldcertain reimbursable expenses related to thedifferent from what it once was, and its more have to be something other than donatedpregnancy process are allowed, and Healthopen and accessible for queer couples. As eggs, such as that the couple has allowed theCanada does not specify in detail what isMurphy sums up, What defines a family is donor into the childs life. or isnt considered a legitimate expense.much more up to individuals. Issue 2 2021 | QBiz CANADA |13'