{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209c-28a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28A","heading":"Surrogacy agreements","body":"Section 28A. (a) To execute a surrogacy agreement to act as a surrogate, a person shall: (i) be not less than 21 years of age; (ii) have previously given birth to at least 1 child; (iii) complete a medical evaluation by a licensed physician related to surrogacy; and (iv) complete a mental health consultation by a licensed mental health professional that is independent of the health care providers or facility undertaking any assisted reproduction procedure contemplated by the surrogacy agreement.\n(b) To execute a surrogacy agreement as an intended parent, whether or not genetically related to the child, a person shall: (i) be not less than 21 years of age; and (ii) complete a mental health consultation by a licensed mental health professional that is independent of the health care providers or facility undertaking any assisted reproduction procedure contemplated by the surrogacy agreement.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209C/Section28A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:39Z","sha256":"07e464be2844c8039a5f1525da80c80256db9a6d243d97aae5d3d8cb7cdc84e5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209c-28","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209c-28b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}