Taipei Times | December 4, 2024
Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare will not include surrogacy in proposed amendments to the Assisted Reproduction Act due to opposition from women’s rights groups. This will allow legislative changes with broad support–making artificial insemination accessible to single women and women with same-sex partners–to move forward.
SHINE | August 29, 2024
A whistleblower reported that doctors from a hospital in the Chinese city of Qingdao were illegally conducting egg retrieval and embryo transfer procedures in collaboration with an underground surrogacy operation. The city’s health commission has launched an investigation.
Yahoo News | January 9, 2024
In a recent address, Pope Francis advocated for a worldwide ban on surrogacy arrangements. LGBTQ activists in Ireland objected to the Pope’s stance and reiterated their support for legislation to protect all involved in surrogacy arrangements.
Progress Educational Trust | March 27, 2023
A recent order that stops Milan from recognizing same-sex couples as children’s parents is another strategy that Meloni’s government is using to attempt to limit avenues for LGBTQ couples to become parents.
Irish Examiner | March 25, 2023
Despite discouragements from the Irish government, some Irish couples have pursued new surrogacy arrangements in Ukraine even amidst the ongoing Russian invasion. Others have turned to neighboring countries, including Georgia, to find a surrogate.
The Pink Times | March 23, 2023
The Italian ruling conservative coalition is pushing for a new law that would criminalize couples who travel abroad to have a baby via surrogacy. LGTBQ activists have criticized the proposed legislation as a clear attempt to marginalize LGBTQ parents.
Progress Educational Trust | February 13, 2023
In Italy, senators close to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have proposed a bill that would fine or imprison Italian couples who seek surrogacy abroad, further reducing the limited options for LGBTQ couples to form families.
Kyodo News | November 16, 2020
In Japan, ruling and opposition parties have submitted a bill that legally recognizes the parentage of those having children using donated eggs or sperm. Current Japanese law has no provisions for in vitro fertilization involving donors. There has been some pushback against the bill, as it does not grant those born under these circumstances access to the identities of the donors. Additionally, this bill postpones decisions on legalizing surrogacy and payment for eggs and sperm.
By Daniela Prugger And Oksana Parafeniuk | Marie Claire | May 17, 2020
In the wake of a video highlighting the state of surrogacy in Ukraine during COVID-19, Arina, a surrogate in Ukraine, shares her experience in lockdown. She is 28 weeks pregnant and separated from her children in another city, and the intended parents are currently unable to fly into Ukraine due to closed borders. She lists a number of concerns, including how the pandemic protocols will impact her birth plan and who will care for the child after she gives birth.
By Ruth Frankova | Radio Praha | May 14, 2019
The number of intended parents seeking surrogacy arrangements in the Czech Republic has sharply increased in recent years. This article summarizes some of the potential risks inherent in pursuing surrogacy in a country where any agreements made are “void and unenforceable.”
