The birth mother of an 18-month-old girl, who agreed to be paid as a surrogate to have the baby, but later changed her mind and refused the money, is not legally the child’s parent, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in a case that concluded surrogacy contracts can be enforced in Iowa.

David Pitt, Associated Press, US News & World Report, February 16, 2018.

URL: www.usnews.com/news/best-states/iowa/articles/2018-02-16/court-upholds-surrogacy-contracts-as-enforceable-in-iowa