Headline: Union-Bulletin, 5/8/2026
Romy Ellenbogen reports for the Miami Herald:
Judge Marlon Weiss, going beyond what is typically required in such a case, suggested in his order that surrogacy may be unconstitutional. His ruling holds that if unborn children are entitled to personhood — which he implies is correct, citing legal articles in favor of that view — those children cannot be subject to an ownership contract.
In November, roughly 24 hours after the fathers told the court about the baby’s birth, Attorney General James Uthmeier began pushing to intervene in the case.
His office is arguing that surrogacy is akin to slavery, saying it violates the Thirteenth Amendment and should be deemed unconstitutional, according to a lawyer representing the family.
A case is now pending in front of the Fourth District Court of Appeals. The child has been with the fathers since birth and is not likely to be removed from their care.
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