Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends and redefines parentage to authorize protections for parents and children who use paths such as surrogacy and in-vitro fertilization in Massachusetts.

Highlights:

• Defines “parent” as an individual that has established parentage of a child through surrogacy or assisted reproduction, along with the current definition which lists birth, adoption, presumption, and de facto parentage (Sec. 8).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 9).

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