Do surrogacy agencies run background checks on all their intended parents?

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Hi, Janelle Ibarra of Bright Futures Families Surrogacy here for Ask a Surrogacy Expert. And our question is: Do agencies run background checks on their intended parents? So our agency, Bright Futures Families, does run background checks on every intended parent that comes to us through the application process. Any other questions, please let us know.