In its submission to the Western Australian Legislative Committee Inquiry into the Surrogacy Bill 2007, Michelle Pearse, the ACL West Australian chief of staff, believed the implanted embryo and sperm should be from the arranged father and mother.
The reason, given by ACL, was to have three 'types' of parents, a genetic parent, an arranged parent, and a birth parent, may further complicate this process and cause genetic bewilderment and confusion of identity within the child.
The surrogate mother should be a close relative or a close friend of the family since the strong connection established between the mother and the couple could help minimise the risk of her keeping the baby or giving up halfway and to perform an abortion.
Furthermore, the child conceived through surrogacy or through the assistance of reproductive technology should be born to a married couple, between a man and a woman, as this was the best outcome in enhancing the well-being of the child. Counselling should be provided to couples undertaking IVF and finally the child should be made fully aware of the circumstances of how they were conceived.