Attorney General James Uthmeier, inserting himself into what had been a standard surrogacy case, is arguing that surrogacy is unconstitutional. The case is in front of Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal.
Meanwhile, Uthmeier’s former boss, Gov. Ron DeSantis, has also tried to reshape Florida’s surrogacy laws through the Legislature.
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Lawmakers this year passed legislation prohibiting citizens or residents of a country of concern — China, Iran, Cuba and others — from entering into a surrogacy contract.
The change was embedded in a broader bill about preventing foreign influence.
Uthmeier is fighting against surrogacy in a pending case in front of Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal. He has called the practice modern-day slavery and said it “must be stopped.”
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Katie Jay, an attorney representing the couple, said Uthmeier’s office hasn’t taken issue with her client’s fitness as parents. Instead, she said he seems solely interested in securing a court opinion limiting reproductive technology.
If Uthmeier gets the court to agree with him, it could affect areas beyond surrogacy, including on abortion and in vitro fertilization.
