February 26, 2026 | KQED
A recent high-profile investigation of a couple involved in surrogacy in California is raising questions about the industry. As the case shows, the lack of federal regulations to govern surrogacy makes it hard to protect surrogates, children born from surrogacy arrangements, and intended parents.
February 18, 2026 | ABC
An Australian couple had a child via surrogacy in Argentina last year, but around the same time, Argentina changed its regulations around surrogacy, and the surrogate is currently recognized as the legal parent. The couple cannot return with their baby to Australia until one of them is recognized as a legal parent. Australia is cautioning intended parents against pursuing surrogacy in Argentina given the new regulations.
Kursiv Media | February 3, 2026
In response to disputes related to surrogacy arrangements involving foreign clients, proposed legislation in Kazakhstan would make surrogacy for foreigners illegal. It would still allow citizens to access surrogacy but would impose tighter regulations on surrogacy agencies.
Nine News | February 3, 2026
The Australian government has advised against pursuing surrogacy in Argentina. Surrogacy operates in a grey area in Argentina, and authorities appear to be taking steps to block surrogacy arrangements, including by refusing entry of foreign intended parents to the country.
BioNews | January 12, 2026
Uruguay has regulated surrogacy since 2013, but it was more than 10 years before the country saw its first surrogacy arrangement. This initial case showed important gaps in regulation, such as the absence of national protocols and good-practice guidelines for the surrogacy process, leaving the clinical team to implement ad hoc measures.
Maui Now | January 4, 2026
Hawai’i passed legislation updating the state’s parentage laws, incorporating assisted reproduction and surrogacy. The new law strengthens protections for LGBTQIA+ parents and their children.
The Wall Street Journal | December 27, 2025
Surrogacy can bring medical complications, but also financial burdens, for surrogates in the U.S. Without regulation, surrogates end up being responsible for medical bills and legal fees that intended parents or surrogacy agencies were supposed to pay.
NBC News | December 18, 2025
The FBI is investigating Surro Connections, a surrogacy agency headquartered in Washington state that abruptly closed in December 2025. The closure left pregnant surrogates without compensation or information. An estimated 150 families lost millions held in escrow by the agency.
The New York Times | December 14, 2025
Thai women were lured to Georgia by the promise of paid surrogacy, but had little power once they arrived–unable to leave, faced with poor living conditions, subject to unknown medical procedures (likely egg extraction), and targeted with abuse.
The New York Times | December 10, 2025
The abrupt closure of a U.S. surrogacy agency closed in December amid alleged financial fraud left surrogates without support midway through pregnancy and intended parents without funds to pay them.
