ABC | December 3, 2025
New legislation that passed West Australia’s lower house of Parliament in December will expand access to assisted reproductive technologies and non-compensated surrogacy to same-sex couples, single people, and trans and intersex people.
Friday Times | November 23, 2025
A researcher suggests that Pakistan ought to reconsider its ban on surrogacy by taking into account stigmatization of infertility in the country, alternative ways of thinking about surrogacy within Islamic law, and other countries’ approaches to surrogacy to avoid a ban and instead establish and enforce regulations.
Journal of Law & Society | November 21, 2025
A project in the UK focuses on the often-overlooked perspectives of children in surrogacy arrangements. Researchers engaged 37 children in card games and art to identify themes in their experiences of surrogacy, guiding the study authors’ policy recommendations for surrogacy.
The Standard | November 6, 2025
Kenya’s Parliament may approve regulations of assisted reproduction. The amended bill would limit the number of times someone could be a surrogate or egg or sperm donor, and prohibit certain procedures involving embryos.
Jersey Evening Post | November 3, 2025
A new government document offers guidance for those considering surrogacy in Jersey. The document comes after changes were made last year to incorporate assisted reproduction and surrogacy into processes to establish legal parentage.
Global Taiwan Institute | October 29, 2025
Surrogacy is illegal in Taiwan so intended parents travel abroad for surrogacy arrangements, which often creates legal complications. Domestic policy that considers both the welfare of children and the rights of surrogates would help address issues that emerge from cross-border surrogacy arrangements.
Weekend Post | October 27, 2025
Botswana’s unregulated surrogacy industry operates in a legal vacuum, leading to exploitation of surrogates, many of whom are domestic workers from Zimbabwe. Policy advocates are calling for regulation to address the negative impact of power and privilege on women and girls.
ABC News | October 25, 2025
The country of Georgia has become a hub for compensated surrogacy, especially for Australian intended parents. However, unethical practices and exploitation of surrogates raise concerns about the industry and the limited regulations governing it.
The West Australian | October 13, 2025
With pledged support from the Greens, the Labor party’s surrogacy reforms that passed Western Australia’s lower house of Parliament in September now have a better chance of passing the Upper House. The reforms would expand access to surrogacy to LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples.
PET BioNews | October 13, 2025
The Irish Parliament’s Committee on Health called on the government to introduce legislation to legally recognize the parentage of Irish citizens who live abroad and had children via surrogacy.
