Will Wic Keep Me From Being A Surrogate?
My youngest child gets WIC (women, infants, children’s nutritional assistance). Obviously that is a government program. However, I am not on WIC, but because someone in my household is, does that disqualify me from being a potential surrogate mother?
WIC, and only WIC, does not *usually* disqualify someone from becoming a surrogate, but becoming a surrogate will disqualify you for WIC. So it becomes sort of irrelevant.
If you are on other assistance, such as Medicaid, that would disqualify you. And not reporting your surrogacy *income* to WIC could be fraud.
If you are on ANY government program while under care to be a surrogate mother, you will lose all government benefits permanently even if the intended parents are paying for all health bills. Don’t consider surrogacy unless you are free of government support. They are trying to expand this to those receiving military benefits and hopefully, that will happen in the next year. It’s ridiculous that taxpayers are stuck for funding health care for someone doing surrogacy.
you could just drop wic. its not like you get that much from them anyway. couple gallons of milk, dozen eggs and peanut butter. so much peanut butter who eats that much peanut butter?
well it depends on how much money you are going to get to carry this baby. wic is based on income. be sure to report it to them.