ANSA | July 3, 2024
Italy’s right-wing government is advancing a bill to make surrogacy a universal crime. An amendment introduced in the Senate proposed punishments of 4-10 years in prison for using surrogates along with hefty fines.
Redefining a family: The quest to amend Taiwan’s Assisted Reproduction Act
Focus Taiwan | June 15, 2024
As Taiwan prepares to legalize surrogacy, LGBTQ advocates hope that same-sex couples and single-parent families will be included in the laws defining the use of surrogacy.
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‘We traveled thousands of miles for a child’ — is Taiwan ready for surrogacy?
Focus Taiwan | June 15, 2024
After public hearings earlier in 2024, Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to amend the Assisted Reproduction Act to legalize surrogacy, a move supported by many LGBTQ families who sought surrogacy arrangements abroad. Some women’s groups and scholars want to see surrogacy addressed in separate law amendments.
Mass. House votes to expand the definition of ‘parent’
WGBH | June 12, 2024
In an effort to update state law to match other LGBTQ-friendly family policies in the state, Massachusetts representatives unanimously voted in favor of a bill that would establish pathways for legal parentage for people using IVF and surrogacy to build their families.
Surrogacy legislation passes in Dáil but some LGBTQ+ parents left in “state of limbo”
GCN | May 30, 2024
Proposed legislation to govern assisted reproduction and surrogacy in Ireland passed through the lower house of the Irish legislature, but amendments that would regulate international surrogacy arrangements and parentage for LGBTQ+ families were not adopted.
Ministry proposes expanding assisted reproduction
Taipei Times | May 15, 2024
Amendments drafted by Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare would legalize uncompensated surrogacy and provide guidelines for surrogacy arrangements, insurance, and payment for expenses.The amendments would also legalize assisted reproduction for single women and lesbian couples.
Passport delays for babies born in Cyprus via surrogacy
Progress Educational Trust BioNews | April 29, 2024
Two men from the UK have faced lengthy delays in obtaining passports for their infants born via surrogacy in Cyprus. Without the documents, they are unable to take their children home, and with the long wait, they are close to overstaying their visas in the country.
Vatican: No ‘right to a child’
Progress Educational Trust BioNews | April 15, 2024
A recently published Vatican document states that surrogacy violates both the dignity of children and of those who bear them, but many LBGTQ families who have formed families via surrogacy have critiqued the document’s framing of the practice.
Italy’s prime minister says surrogacy ‘inhuman’ as party backs steeper penalties
CNN | April 13, 2024
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing political party is supporting harsher penalties for surrogacy, part of the party’s ongoing effort to limit the rights of LBGTQ families.
International Approaches to Surrogacy Regulation
The Regulatory Review | March 2, 2024
In the absence of an international legal framework, country-specific legislation on surrogacy spans a spectrum. This article summarizes a range of perspectives on the benefits and risks of surrogacy and features research analyzing various approaches to regulation.