Finding your surrogate match is an exciting time in your journey to parenthood. Circle works with many surrogate mothers from Washington, as well as most of the surrounding states. Additionally, Circle recently opened a new office in the San Francisco area, making it even easier for surrogates and intended parents to connect on the west coast.
Thinking about what's important to you in your gestational carrier and journey will make it easier to find a surrogate on your own (if you're doing an independent journey) or to determine if your surrogacy agency has presented you with a good match.
It's important to be honest when thinking about your answers. When you work with an agency such as Circle Surrogacy, the team will use your answers – as well as your geographic location and views on termination – to find you the best surrogate match.
Circle has a pretty impressive track record for matching surrogates and intended parents - almost all develop strong bonds that last well beyond the surrogacy journey.
You'll be asked to fill out an intended parent profile that not only allows us to get to know you better, but also helps us find your best surrogacy match.
This profile is filled with information about you, your relationship (if you are coupled), your family, your hobbies, your plans for parenthood, and what brought you to surrogacy. We'll ask that you also share photos of yourself, your loved ones and of anything else that gives a good sense of who you are as people.
In addition to your profile, there are certain criteria on which you will be matched with your gestational carrier.
Intended Parent matching criteria includes their preferences on:
• Level of communication with their surrogate during the journey
• Location of the surrogate mother
• Number of embryos to transfer
• Views on selective reduction and termination
If you are doing an independent surrogacy journey, you can use the above as guidelines as to what you should be looking for in a suitable match.
In the United States, each state has its own laws regarding surrogacy. In addition, each country we assist has different requirements and laws regarding surrogacy. Therefore, our legal team ensures that the laws of the surrogate’s home state (where the delivery will take place) complement the laws of intended parents' home state/country (including laws around same sex parenting). The legal department will always approve a match from a legal standpoint before a surrogate profile is presented to intended parents. We will never knowingly present matches that are not a safe legal fit.
Washington surrogacy laws
Both surrogates and intended parents undergo phone calls or in-person meetings with the Circle team early in the process; these meetings help determine your personality as it relates to surrogacy. We also look at IPs' and surrogates' expectations and hopes for the journey including number of embryos to transfer and communication styles.
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We ask IPs and surrogates their views on termination of a pregnancy as we want to create a match of IPs and surrogates who share similar views. We want to ensure that the views of the surrogate and the views of the intended parents align in the event a situation arises where a reduction or termination is considered. In our experience, many intended parents prefer the option to make the choice of termination.
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