Bill introduced to keep sex offenders from using surrogates

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Bill introduced to keep sex offenders from using surrogates Christina Lengyel August 5, 2025 August 4, 2025

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(The Center Square) – A viral video of a York County couple celebrating their son’s first birthday has led to scrutiny of the state’s surrogacy laws after viewers ascertained that one of the two Pennsylvania fathers is a registered sex offender with a prior criminal conviction.

In response, Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-Ellwood City, has announced that he’ll be introducing a bill to “close the surrogacy loophole for sex offenders.”

There is no law in Pennsylvania that precludes sex offenders from engaging a surrogate in order to have children. There are laws preventing them from ad