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Marybeth Whitehead
American woman central to the ''Baby M'' surrogacy case
Marybeth Whitehead
Mary Beth Whitehead (born Mary Beth Messer; 1957/1958) is an American woman whose dispute with William and Elizabeth Stern over a traditional surrogacy agreement became known as the Baby M case. In 1988, the Supreme Court of New Jersey voided the paid surrogacy contract as contrary to law and public policy, restored Whitehead's parental status with visitation, and awarded custody to the child's biological father, William Stern, based on the child's best interests. The case drew intense national attention and has been widely discussed in news coverage and legal scholarship for its influence on U.S. surrogacy law and debates over reproductive rights and adoption policy.
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