Eloise Drane, Brian McGunagle, Heather Jacobson | North Carolina Public Radio | October 21, 2022
Surrogacy intersects with big questions about power dynamics, reproductive justice and who gets to make decisions about how you can build a family. But the loudest voices in the conversation are rarely the surrogates themselves
Tracy Neal | Otago Daily Times | October 2, 2022
Currently, when a child is born via IVF to a surrogate in Aotearoa New Zealand, the intended parents must adopt the child in order to become their legal parents. Legislative efforts propose changes to these laws to regulate (uncompensated) surrogacy arrangements.
Jenny Kleeman | The Guardian | October 1, 2022
Gay men hoping to have biological children navigate high costs, complex surrogacy laws, and infertility definitions that exclude LGBTQ persons. But critics worry about exploitation of surrogates, especially internationally.
Hindustan Times | September 27, 2022
In a recent referendum on family law, Cubans voted to legalize surrogacy along with same-sex marriage and adoption. The new code permits surrogate pregnancies as long as no money changes hands and recognizes multiple parents in addition to biological parents.
Emily Rosenthal | NYU | September 27, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Dobbs. vs. Jackson Women’s Health enabled states to restrict or ban abortion, which could limit the use of IVF in those states, including in the case of surrogacy. Clarence Thomas’ concurring opinion opened the door to challenging LGBTQ rights, which could have ripple effects on surrogacy and other techniques often used by same-sex couples for family formation.
Emma Bubola | The New York Times | September 25, 2022
Gay couples in Italy fear that newly elected prime minister Giorgia Meloni may jeopardize their chance at parenthood. In her campaign, she pledged to oppose surrogacy and adoption by gay couples, and she tried to amend a law to ban surrogacy for Italians going abroad.
Yonah Jeremy Bob | The Jerusalem Post | August 29, 2022
Two NGOs and multiple LGBTQ couples filed a petition against the Israeli High Court for dragging its feet on the abolishment of surrogacy laws that exclude both single and gay men.
Kathryn Vasel | CNN Business | August 24, 2022
Employers have become progressively more inclusive with their family-building benefits, with an estimated one-third of large employers offering family-planning support to LGBTQ and single workers.
Men Having Babies
The “Equal Access to Reproductive Care Act,” filed by Representatives Adam Schiff and Judy Chu, in collaboration with organizations like Men Having Babies and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, will allow LGBTQ parents and single people to deduct ARTs–including surrogacy–on tax returns without needing to demonstrate medical infertility.
Julie Moreau | NBC News | August 1, 2022
US state abortion bans could affect IVF, because discarding embryos is common practice. LGBTQ couples will be disproportionately affected and are advised to consult with attorneys. Surrogates in these states will also have limited options in cases of pregnancy complications.
