Tag: intended parents

The Fate of Twenty-One Los Angeles Siblings

The New Yorker | May 11, 2026

The 21 children born via different surrogates for a Los Angeles couple have been placed in foster care. The court case regarding the parents’ alleged cruelty toward the children continues. The couple has since had 6 more children via surrogates in several states, all of whom have also been placed in foster care. The number of children involved in the case and their placement in the child welfare system raises questions about limited surrogacy regulations in the U.S.

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Transgender persons ineligible to avail surrogacy services: Centre

Times of India | May 11, 2026

The Indian state of Kerala has several laws supporting the welfare of trans people, and it recently asked the national government to clarify whether trans people were eligible for surrogacy. In response, the national government stated that unmarried or married trans people are not eligible for surrogacy services under existing statutes.

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Increase in single men having children through surrogacy

The Times | April 21, 2026

Since UK law changed in 2019 to allow single people the same surrogacy rights as couples, the number of single men who have had children via surrogacy has tripled –– but remains a small percentage of surrogacy parental orders overall.

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First person born through gestational surrogacy tells her story as she turns 40

NBC News | April 17, 2026

Jill Brand was the first person born through gestational surrogacy in Michigan in 1986. She and her mother talk about the process by which Jill was conceived and gestated. Jill’s parents also lobbied to change parentage laws in Michigan to accommodate surrogacy arrangements.

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The price of Australia’s ‘ethical’ surrogacy laws

ABC News | March 21, 2026

Australia’s patchwork of surrogacy laws motivate some to seek international surrogacy arrangements, which tend to be expensive, complicated, and potentially exploitative. Ethical issues with surrogacy have led many countries to ban the practice or eliminate compensation of surrogates, but others argue regulated compensation better recognizes the labor of surrogacy. These varied views have led to debates about how to reform Australia’s surrogacy laws.

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Ethical Questions Arise from CA’s Commercial Surrogacy Industry

February 26, 2026 | KQED

A recent high-profile investigation of a couple involved in surrogacy in California is raising questions about the industry. As the case shows, the lack of federal regulations to govern surrogacy makes it hard to protect surrogates, children born from surrogacy arrangements, and intended parents.

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Parents stuck in surrogacy limbo

February 18, 2026 | ABC

An Australian couple had a child via surrogacy in Argentina last year, but around the same time, Argentina changed its regulations around surrogacy, and the surrogate is currently recognized as the legal parent. The couple cannot return with their baby to Australia until one of them is recognized as a legal parent. Australia is cautioning intended parents against pursuing surrogacy in Argentina given the new regulations.

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Australian government reminds would-be parents over surrogacy in Argentina

Nine News | February 3, 2026

The Australian government has advised against pursuing surrogacy in Argentina. Surrogacy operates in a grey area in Argentina, and authorities appear to be taking steps to block surrogacy arrangements, including by refusing entry of foreign intended parents to the country.

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New Hawaiʻi law expands legal recognition for LGBTQIA+ families

Maui Now | January 4, 2026

Hawai’i passed legislation updating the state’s parentage laws, incorporating assisted reproduction and surrogacy. The new law strengthens protections for LGBTQIA+ parents and their children.

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Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts

The Wall Street Journal | December 27, 2025

Surrogacy can bring medical complications, but also financial burdens, for surrogates in the U.S. Without regulation, surrogates end up being responsible for medical bills and legal fees that intended parents or surrogacy agencies were supposed to pay.

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