Governor Healey Signs Parentage Act, Ensuring Equality for All Families in Massachusetts
August 10, 2024
August 10, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Governor Maura Healey signed an Act to ensure legal parentage equality, which updates the state's parentage laws for the first time in 40 years to make them more inclusive. This historic legislation ensures the rights and protections for parents who use surrogacy, in-vitro fertilization and assisted reproduction, while also updating the law to be more inclusive to LGBTQ+ parents. . . .
Governor Maura Healey signed an Act to ensure legal parentage equality, which updates the state's parentage laws for the first time in 40 years to make them more inclusive. This historic legislation ensures the rights and protections for parents who use surrogacy, in-vitro fertilization and assisted reproduction, while also updating the law to be more inclusive to LGBTQ+ parents. . . .