The Ultimate Guide to Surrogacy in Alaska

Circle Surrogacy—with offices across the United States, including 2 offices on the West Coast—has been helping straight and LGBTQ+ singles and couples in Alaska and around the world grow their families through surrogacy and egg donation for over 27 years. Alaska is considered a surrogacy-friendly state, and intended parents will find many top-rated IVF clinics on the West Coast.

Below you'll find information about surrogacy in Alaska, including what the surrogacy process looks like, how much surrogacy costs, how to find a surrogate or egg donor, and so much more. The process can feel overwhelming at first, but the more you read and research, the more familiar it will become to you. Many professionals are involved in a surrogacy journey, and it is a life-changing experience.

We're ready to help intended parents in Alaska, from Anchorage to Juneau and everywhere in between.

Before beginning your surrogacy journey, it’s important to understand and prepare for the series of milestones that culminate on delivery day. This is true for both intended parents and surrogate mothers, whose journeys are intimately connected.

Some individuals opt to pursue surrogacy without the help of a surrogacy agency. This option is available to anyone, and it may be the right path for you. We encourage you to use this page as a resource and to learn about the benefits of working with an agency such as Circle Surrogacy, which has more than 27 years of experience supporting surrogates and helping intended parents grow their families.

Circle Surrogacy is transparent in its surrogacy options,  costs, and what you can expect along your journey. We provide detailed information about the available surrogacy programs, the cost of surrogacy, and how much you can expect to pay for egg donation.

Circle Surrogacy offers an all-inclusive cost program: our  Journey Protection Guarantee program.

Journey Protection Guarantee Program surrogacy costs in Alaska:

Surrogacy only: $157,750
Surrogacy plus egg donation: $184,750
(both prices exclude IVF)

Our Journey Protection Guarantee offers Intended Parents:

• An all-inclusive program that covers all Surrogate fees and expenses for unlimited transfers and any complications that may arise during your journey
• No surprise costs or invoices, even in scenarios that require a rematch with a new Surrogate
  

Circle's costs include all agency fees, attorneys’ fees, screening and surrogate fees, and insurance costs. They do not include IVF costs.

The costs outlined above are for our Surrogacy Only and Surrogacy Plus Egg Donation Programs. For more information about the costs of our other programs, please  email us or call us at 617.439.9900.

Financing Surrogacy Costs

If intended parents believe they qualify for financing for their surrogacy journey, they can speak with our Parent Intake Team or Consultation Team or  fill out this form.

There is so much to learn about becoming a surrogate. We're here to help you navigate surrogacy, from understanding what a surrogate is and how to apply to become a surrogate mother, to what to expect and how being a surrogate in Alaska can affect your life.

Alaska is considered a surrogacy-friendly state. We can work with many surrogates from Alaska—from Anchorage to Juneau and everywhere in between.

Read on to see how rewarding being a surrogate can be when you help those who aren't able to have a baby on their own experience the joys of parenthood.

Our experienced social workers and program coordinators support and guide surrogates wherever they are in the process. If you are ready to apply now or interested in becoming a surrogate but want to talk with experienced surrogates or Surrogate Advisors, we have the expertise to help. Here is an overview of how to become a surrogate in Alaska:

• Pre-screening
• Consultation
• Matching with intended parents
• Medical screening and legal contracts
• Monitoring appointments and embryo transfer
• Pregnancy
• Delivery

Learn more about the  surrogacy process at Circle.

Surrogate mothers in Alaska and throughout the U.S. who work with Circle Surrogacy enjoy generous compensation and a sense of pride like no other. Women who wish to become surrogate mothers enjoy benefits such as:

• Gain an incredible sense of self-fulfillment from giving the greatest gift humanly possible to another family
• Build a life-long relationship with forever-grateful intended parents
• Work with a personal Program Coordination Team and licensed social worker
• Have the opportunity to work with local and international intended parents

You also get a customized benefits package as a surrogate mother in Alaska.

Our care and support for gestational carriers are demonstrated by our Circle Surrogate Promise, created based on conversations previous carriers had with their social workers or during their exit interviews. Those conversations led us to improve our offerings to our gestational carriers.

Guaranteed Pay, Security, and Support

The Circle Surrogate Promise is a program exclusive to Circle Surrogates; no other agency can offer the same level of security and support.

Circle Surrogacy promises:

1. Guaranteed Compensation. Circle Surrogacy financially backs their intended parents, so a surrogate’s escrow account is always funded to ensure she is always paid in full and on time.
2. No medical bill liability. Circle Surrogacy takes on the liability of medical bills. We listened to our past surrogates and their frustrations with medical bills, and we’ve made big changes. While we can never stop having you receive medical bills (since you are the “patient”), our new Fixed Cost programs for intended parents allow us to protect both the surrogates and the intended parents and ensure all medical bills will be paid in a timely manner.
3. $5,000 compensation, even if you leave the program. If you are accepted into our surrogate program and you are medically cleared and matched with intended parents – but you don’t achieve a pregnancy – we will compensate you for your time, energy, and dedication thus far in your journey (up to $5,000 total).
4. Empowerment in birth choices. Not every gestational carrier has the same desires when it comes to the birth of their surrogate baby. At Circle, our surrogates have choices for their preferred birth options, such as doula care, a hospital birth, or using a birth center with a midwife.
5. Personalized, small agency feel, with the resources of a large agency. The first person you speak with at Circle will likely be an experienced carrier who guides you through the process until you are matched with your intended parents. They will personally introduce you to your dedicated social worker and journey support team, all of whom are in house at Circle. You’ll always be supported by a Circle employee who knows all the details about you and your journey. (You’ll never have to worry about working with a third party who doesn’t even know your name!) Plus, with our expanded team, we are able to offer support groups, virtual events, one-on-one surrogate mentorship, and more.

As a leader in the surrogacy field recognized worldwide, Circle Surrogacy understands the support that surrogates need throughout their journeys—from the day they begin exploring surrogacy to meeting with the prospective parents and throughout their entire pregnancies to births.

We help surrogates navigate the screening process, ensuring they match with the perfect intended parent or parents, and guide them through the legal and social work aspects of surrogate parenting.

We bring authentic passion to our work because many of us are experienced surrogates—some members of our team have completed 3 surrogate journeys. We deliver hands-on guidance that’s informed by our experience and provide world-class expertise in the myriad legal, social, and medical aspects of your surrogacy process. If you have questions, we'll have the answers.

We can recommend an attorney in your area with whom we've worked previously when you need a lawyer to review legal contracts. The lawyers we work with are thoroughly knowledgeable about Assisted Reproductive Technology law. We can connect you with trustworthy experts whenever needed. To learn more about being a surrogate, read our blog post about the  10 steps to becoming to a surrogate.