A Historic Victory for Same-Sex Surrogacy in Western Australia

In this episode of the Australian Family & Fertility Law Podcast, Multi-Award Winning Surrogacy & Fertility Lawyer Stephen Page unpacks the landmark Western Australian legal case, Dunn v Reproductive Technology Council.

For years, the Surrogacy Act 2008 (WA) openly discriminated against same-sex male couples and single men, completely barring them from accessing altruistic surrogacy. Stephen provides the historical context behind this legislation and details his own past advocacy efforts to have the discrimination removed. He then shares the heroic story of Mr. and Mr. Dunn, a couple who refused to wait for slow parliamentary reform and instead launched a successful legal challenge. Stephen highlights the incredible work of WA barrister Rachel Oakley in securing this 2-1 judgement, which ultimately allowed the Dunns to seek approval from the Reproductive Technology Council and proceed with their surrogacy journey. This episode is a powerful look at the realities of test cases and the heavy burden carried by those who fight for equality.

In This Episode:

• The discriminatory history of the Surrogacy Act 2008 (WA)
• Advocacy efforts and delayed legislative reform in Western Australia
• The landmark legal challenge brought by Mr. and Mr. Dunn
• Barrister Rachel Oakley's pivotal role in the victory
• The expiration of the High Court appeal period and what it means
• The heavy emotional and financial toll of running a legal test case
• How this ruling impacts LGBTQIA+ families seeking surrogacy in WA

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