Latest attempt to regulate surrogacy passes House committee

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers' third attempt to advance a bill establishing regulations governing surrogacy births has passed its first test.Without objection Monday, the House civil law committee supported a proposal to create a state surrogacy framework. Former Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed two previous attempts after each bill passed the House and Senate.Contracts for surrogacy, the arrangement in which a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for another couple, are unenforceable in Louisian