Explain what the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled as to the enforceability of the surrogacy contract, and sum up its reasons for its ruling. Do you agree with this ruling? Why or why not?

Go to Westlaw.

Once in Westlaw, click on the “Law” tab at the top left. Then, in the “Find” section under “Shortcuts” on the left-hand side of the page, enter the citation 537 A.2d 1227.

This will bring you to In the Matter of Baby M, the landmark case decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1988, dealing with the enforceability of a surrogacy contract.

Read it to answer the questions below. You should also use it to prepare for the Unit 8 Seminar.

Also, for a little more background of the Baby M case at the earlier trial stage, read the Baby M, in Re summary at the Free Legal Dictionary.

After reading the Baby M case and the summary, post your responses to the following questions:

Explain what the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled as to the enforceability of the surrogacy contract, and sum up its reasons for its ruling. Do you agree with this ruling? Why or why not?

How did the New Jersey Supreme Court rule with regard to custody of Baby M? What was the court’s rationale? Do you agree with the custody ruling? Why or why not?