PET BioNews | October 13, 2025
The Indian Supreme Court ruled that age limits for intended parents seeking to have children through surrogacy should not apply to those who froze embryos before new regulations came into effect in 2022. The case involved 3 couples in their 50s and 60s.
Premium Times | October 4, 2025
Surrogacy is becoming increasingly popular in Nigeria, but regulations are not keeping up with the rapid growth of the industry. Without clear laws or oversight, surrogacy exists in a grey area in the country, which leaves surrogates, who often have limited economic resources, vulnerable to harm. A proposed bill would ban compensated surrogacy and regulate non-compensated surrogacy through licensing, monitoring, and supervision of agencies.
ChinaFile | October 3, 2025
Georgia and nearby post-Soviet countries are growing in popularity among Chinese parents pursuing parenthood via surrogacy –– a practice banned in China. With increasing demand, legal grey areas and complex parentage processes in China have resulted in exploitation of surrogates and intended parents.
LA Times | October 2, 2025
Police investigation of a Chinese couple in LA who have had over 20 children via surrogacy revealed video footage of nannies inflicting “emotional and physical abuse” on some of the children. It also unearthed ties between the couple and illicit gambling and drug operations.
Times of Malta | September 30, 2025
Malta’s government announced plans to amend its laws so that women who become mothers via surrogacy abroad are eligible for maternity leave. The change does not affect Malta’s ban on surrogacy but instead recognizes intended parents who travel elsewhere for surrogacy.
Q News | September 19, 2025
Western Australia currently bans non-compensated surrogacy for gay and single men. A bill that passed the Lower House of Parliament would eliminate the ban and would give donor-conceived people more access to information about their heritage, but it first has to pass the Upper House of Parliament.
WBUR | September 17, 2025
A recent viral story of an intended parent’s attempts to punish a surrogate who had a stillbirth demonstrates how the industry and its lack of regulations leave surrogates vulnerable when complications arise.
MedScape | September 12, 2025
Surrogacy is currently illegal in France, but the return of a former prime minister to the political stage could change that. Gabriel Attal has launched an effort to explore surrogacy within his political party with the possibility of updating the party’s platform before the next presidential election.
The Wall Street Journal | August 19, 2025
With surrogacy expenses often surpassing $200,000 in the U.S., some couples make surrogacy arrangements with family members or friends. While these arrangements often cost less, they can result in legal complications and complex relationship dynamics.
ABC | August 12, 2025
A bill will be introduced in Western Australia’s parliament to reform the state’s laws on IVF and surrogacy. The changes would expand access to non-compensated surrogacy to include same-sex male couples, single men, transgender and intersex people, and would enable recognition of two same-sex partners as legal parents of children born via surrogacy.
