Surrogacy in Mexico & GeorgiaCurrent Situation and Practices

Brian Yaden – Cofounder and Father via Surrogacy

Simon Romeo – Father via Surrogacy & MIRACLE Surrogacy Client

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History of MIRACLE Surrogacy

• Brian & Henry Yaden Personal Journey – 2013

• Company founded 5 years ago in 2014

• Part owner of clinic in Cancun, Mexico

• 2018 – Largest agency/clinic in Mexico

• 300+ families assisted

• 2018 – Partnered with clinic in Tbilisi, Georgia

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History of Surrogacy in Mexico

• Surrogacy “legalized” in civil code in the State of Tabasco, Mexico in 1997

• Populat given close of India in 2013, Thailand in 2014

• Surrogacy closed to homosexuals and foreign IPs in December 2015

• IPs with contracts allowed to continue until October 2016

• Surrogacy agencies retreated but MIRACLE Surrogacy stayed the course

• Ultimately moved all operations to Cancun

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MIRACLE Surrogacy’s Cancun, Mexico Clinic

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Current Situation in Mexico

• Surrogacy remains unregulated• States of Mexico, Colima, Sonora, Zacatecas, Michoacan and Mexico City - implicitly

allow for surrogacy

• but no specific regulations about the obligations/rights of parties etc.

• State of Quintana Roo (incl’ Cancun) - surrogacy neither legal nor prohibited

• no pending legal issues

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Current Situation in Mexico

• Civil Registry issues birth certificates in 5 business days

• Exit Process • Mexican government is fully supportive

• Dependent on IP’s citizenship and home country

• Mexican birth certificate lists surrogate and genetic father

• Australians: ~ 7 weeks to obtain Australian citizenship

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Surrogate Characteristics & Protocols• US medical standards applied

• Use of “backup” surrogates and embryology protocols

• Psychological screening of Surrogates

• Surrogate characteristics• most with university aspirations

• Resident in Cancun district

• must have own child

• Must be legally single (MIRACLE Surrogacy rule)

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Surrogate Care & Communication

• treated with love and respect: home visits

• Informed Consent essential, including education re processes

• World-class antenatal care

• private hospitals for deliveries

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Surrogacy Programs Operating in Mexico

• Egg Donor Surrogacy (Mexican donor)

• Shipped Embryo Surrogacy

• Self-cycle Surrogacy

• Guarantee Programs

• HIV+ Intended Parent programs

• PGD / Gender Selection

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Intended Parent Eligibility

• gay intended parents (60%)

• Heterosexual couples & singles (40%)

• Many Australians have used Mexico• Simon Romeo from Perth, his boy Saxon born less than 2 years ago in Cancun, Mexico

• Nick and Carl Muller from Melbourne & their boy Ilias – about to come home

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Newest Australian Parents – Nick, Carl and Ilias!

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Georgian Surrogacy Regulations

• Surrogacy contracts legal & enforceable

• Donors must be known

• Foreigners recognised as legal parents

• Births mostly in public hospitals

• Civil Registry issues birth certificates in 5 business days

• Both IPs on birth certificate

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Georgia – Uptake By Australians

• Increasingly used by Australians

• Exit Process –• Australian citizens: 6-9 weeks;

• Citizenship Application processed by Australian High Commission in London

• Australian Passport issued by Australian mission in Turkey

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Georgia – Eligibility & Processes

• Must be a heterosexual couple

• Will accept shipped embryos

• Georgia can provide known donors

• Allow you to bring a known donor

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www.MIRACLEsurrogacy.comInformation: Info@MIRACLEsurrogacy.com

Brian Yaden – Cofounder: Brian@MIRACLEsurrogacy.com

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