The Independent | November 10, 2023
A UK health minister says that a major overhaul to surrogacy regulations, proposed by the Law Commission, will not be adopted at this time.
The Independent | November 10, 2023
A UK health minister says that a major overhaul to surrogacy regulations, proposed by the Law Commission, will not be adopted at this time.
The Conversation | November 8, 2023
Finding a surrogate in Australia is challenging, motivating some intended parents to go overseas to find a surrogate. International surrogacy brings its own challenges––not only for intended parents, but also for surrogates and the children resulting from these arrangements.
Focus Taiwan | November 8, 2023
Surrogacy is currently illegal in Taiwan, but the country’s Ministry of Health and Welfare is preparing to draft revisions to its Assisted Reproduction Act. The changes would legalize surrogacy and to grant same-sex couples and single women equal rights to assisted reproduction.
Samaa | November 4, 2023
Amendments to fertility laws in the United Arab Emirates have decriminalized surrogacy and expanded access to IVF and fertility preservation services.
Woodtv | October 25, 2023
Proposed bills in Michigan would repeal the state’s Surrogate Parenting Act and replace it with new legislation that would decriminalize surrogacy, make it easier for intended parents to establish legal parentage, and allow children born via surrogacy to receive a birth certificate.
The Pink News | October 25, 2023
New legislation in the UK will allow people living with HIV who have an undetectable viral load to donate eggs or sperm for surrogacy. The prohibition will also be lifted for couples living with HIV to make surrogacy arrangements.
Surrogate Voices | October 14, 2023
A new U.K. coalition, Surrogate Voices, advocates for consulting surrogates in shaping regulations and protections. They also challenge the conflation of U.K. altruistic surrogacy arrangements with compensated arrangements.
European Parliament | October 11, 2023
The European Parliament Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties committees adopted Parliament’s draft position: they name surrogacy in cases of reproductive exploitation as a form of human trafficking. If a woman is recruited as a surrogate through threats, she would be considered a victim of trafficking and benefit from rights designated under these rules, while the traffickers would be prosecuted.
Rest of World | October 10, 2023
According to this article, in China, surrogacy is neither permitted nor prohibited under the law. Chinese LGBTQIA people are turning to online surrogacy services to have children, but censorship of queer content online limits access to reliable information and leaves intended parents vulnerable to scams.
Progress Educational Trust | September 25, 2023
With the growing global demand for surrogacy, and a narrowing range of options as countries close their doors to foreigners seeking surrogates, intended parents are finding it increasingly difficult to navigate cross-border surrogacy arrangements in an ethical way.