30Medical or social need for surrogacy arrangement must be demonstrated

#### 30 Medical or social need for surrogacy arrangement must be demonstrated 30 Medical or social need for surrogacy arrangement must be demonstrated > > (1) The Court must be satisfied that there is a medical or social need for the surrogacy arrangement. > > > (2) There is a medical or social need for a surrogacy arrangement if— > > > > > (a) there is only one intended parent under the surrogacy arrangement and the intended parent is a man or an eligible woman, or > > > > > (b) there are 2 intended parents under the surrogacy arrangement and the intended parents are— > > > > > > > (i) a man and an eligible woman, or > > > > > > > (ii) 2 men, or > > > > > > > (iii) 2 eligible women. > > > (3) An eligible woman is a woman who— > > > > > (a) is unable to conceive a child on medical grounds, or > > > > > (b) is likely to be unable, on medical grounds, to carry a pregnancy or to give birth, or > > > > > (c) is unlikely to survive a pregnancy or birth, or is likely to have her health significantly affected by a pregnancy or birth, or > > > > > (d) if she were to conceive a child— > > > > > > > (i) is likely to conceive a child affected by a genetic condition or disorder, the cause of which is attributable to the woman, or > > > > > > > (ii) is likely to conceive a child who is unlikely to survive the pregnancy or birth, or whose health would be significantly affected by the pregnancy or birth. > > > (4) This precondition does not apply to a pre-commencement surrogacy arrangement.