Mr. Niall Redmond:

There are a number of options in terms of looking at that. It is complex and it is part of the debate in terms of how we balance all these rights and put in place frameworks that can provide some level assurance that those protections are in place, obviously, not just for the surrogate mother but for all the parties to a surrogacy arrangement. It is a challenge but there are options to be explored. I know the issues paper set out some of those.

There is no beating around the bush, however. It is a challenging and complex environment in which to engage. As we discussed, other jurisdictions internationally have grappled with this issue and have not yet been able to find solutions at this stage. Working through some of the complex matters, as this committee is doing, is the right approach in terms of looking under the hood of this a little more and trying to identify what those options and solutions could be.