Under “ Marlo’s Law,” both parents in a couple that has used fertility treatments to conceive are guaranteed equal protections and parental rights - a major step forward for members of same-sex couples who had previously had to adopt their own children.
Jared Polis (D) on Monday signed into law legislation streamlining the legal process for the parents of children conceived through assisted reproduction. Daneya Esgar’s (D) daughter Marlo after Esgar’s wife Heather, who did not carry their daughter but provided her own genetic material to conceive her, began a lengthy adoption process to establish parental rights. Jared Polis (D) on Monday signed into law a measure to streamline the adoption process for parents of children conceived using assisted reproduction technology.