DW | October 11, 2026
As the ongoing conflict with Russia has upended Ukraine’s surrogacy industry, nearby Georgia has become a surrogacy hub. Many women from nearby countries–including Kazakhstan and Russia–have been recruited to work as surrogates. Experts caution that surrogates lack essential rights in Georgia, including bodily autonomy during pregnancy and guarantees related to contracts, medical care reimbursement, and compensation. They point out that agencies’ priorities are financial interests rather than those of the surrogates, which makes regulation all the more important.