How to read the colors: Green means a comprehensive statutory gestational-surrogacy framework. Yellow means the legal path is limited, narrower, or more fact-dependent. Red means there are significant statutory restrictions on at least some surrogate agreements. Blue flags a recent major statutory change or transition that deserves extra date-specific review.
Comprehensive statutory framework
Limited / fact-dependent framework
Significant statutory restrictions
Recent major legal change
Important: Green is not a recommendation or a guarantee that every arrangement qualifies. Red does not mean every form of family-building is impossible. Always read the state page and confirm the current law for the specific parties and facts.