Surrogate mothers have privacy protections, much like any other individual involved in a healthcare procedure. Specific regulations and laws around this are present in the arrangement, and healthcare professionals take great care to protect the surrogate mother’s information.

In most surrogacy processes, the surrogate and intended parents establish an agreement where the level of contact and exchange of information is explicitly defined. The surrogate mother can choose her level of disclosure and privacy. She also has the right not to disclose certain information to the intended parents and remains protected under medical privacy laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the U.S.

Furthermore, reputable surrogacy agencies are scrupulous about maintaining privacy and confidentiality. These agencies adhere to strict privacy policies and execute non-disclosure agreements involving surrogacy cases, helping to ensure that a surrogate’s private information stays protected throughout the process. The guarantee of confidentiality applies not only during the surrogacy process but also long after the birth, if the surrogate mother wishes to remain anonymous.