New guidance for Islanders considering surrogacy

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.

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Surrogacy reform bill gets big boost in Upper House as Greens pledge support

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.

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Health committee calls on Irish government to extend rights of intended parents via surrogacy

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. 

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India’s Supreme Court clarifies surrogacy age limit law

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.

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A mysterious surrogacy mansion. A drug-plagued property. And a criminal known as ‘Dragon’

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.

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They Needed a Surrogate, So They Asked a Sibling to Do It

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.

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WA government reintroduces long-awaited surrogacy, IVF reforms

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.

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The Mystery of the L.A. Mansion Filled With Surrogate Children

The Wall Street Journal | August 5, 2025

Los Angeles authorities are investigating a Chinese couple who were found to have more than 20 children, all born through surrogacy arrangements since 2021. Surrogates who had children for the couple report being misled or deceived about who the intended parents were or how many children they already had. Police are also investigating reports of child abuse and potential links to clients in China. 

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The legal limbo of UK surrogacy

Prospect | July 30, 2025

Because surrogacy contracts are not enforceable in the UK, disputes between surrogates and intended parents over parental rights quickly become complicated. Legal reforms would bring needed clarification for surrogates, intended parents, and children born via surrogacy. 

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40 Years of the Surrogacy Arrangements Act: What Next for Surrogacy?

Progress Educational Trust BioNews | July 28, 2025

An online event held by Progress Educational Trust brought together six speakers, including a surrogate, an intended parent, and surrogacy researchers and lawyers, to discuss changes in surrogacy in the UK since the Surrogacy Arrangements Act came into effect 40 years ago.

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