It was the first time the state's highest court has weighed whether surrogacy contracts can be enforced. The birth mother plans to appeal port of the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. "I no longer believe that surrogacy contracts should be entered into," said the woman identified in court documents only as T.B., in a statement provided by her attorney. The Iowa court concluded that the Iowa Legislature "tacitly approved of surrogacy arrangements by exempting them from potential criminal liability for selling children" in response to the Baby M case. The court said the birth mother waived her parental rights when she signed the surrogacy agreement.

Source: ABC News February 16, 2018 15:05 UTC