The Guardian | September 11, 2026
The UK government is looking into complaints about a UK-owned for-profit surrogacy agency operating in Mexico. After a number of medical claims filed by Mexican surrogates were rejected, the intended parents in the UK have had to cover the costs. One government official noted that two couples had reported other disturbing experiences with the company, including mistreatment of the agency staff.
Government rules out bringing forward surrogacy reforms after petition triggers debate
Today’s Family Lawyer | September 10, 2026
In response to a petition signed by 113,000 people in the UK calling on the government to take up issues of legal parentage in surrogacy arrangements, the House of Commons held a debate on the topic. Some lawmakers emphasized that compensated surrogacy arrangements abroad are increasingly common for UK intended parents and defended the current process. The surrogate is recognized as the legal parent until the intended parents obtain a parental order, with the intent to protect the surrogate and ensure her consent. Others call for a new process because of the length of time it takes for intended parents to receive legal status. Ultimately, the government concluded that it is “not in a position to bring forward legislation on surrogacy reform immediately,” but that it would continue receiving ideas for future reforms.
UK surrogacy law ‘creaking at seams’ as demand rises sharply
The Guardian | July 21, 2026
As demand for surrogacy grows in the UK, the limitations of the country’s parentage laws and regulatory policies are coming under renewed examination. Policy recommendations, which advised more oversight of surrogacy agencies and legal recognition of intended parents when the child is born, formed part of a draft bill. However, the draft legislation has not progressed. In the meantime, difficulties with domestic and international surrogacy persist, as do varied calls for reforms of – or a ban on – the practice in the UK.
The Guardian | July 19, 2026
Transnational surrogacy arrangements are on the rise, but the increase also brings a rise in the number of children at risk of being “stateless.” Countries have different approaches to regulating surrogacy and parental recognition of children born from foreign surrogacy arrangements, and nations disagree about whether to ban or regulate surrogacy–both leaving an absence of global agreement on how to address surrogacy and the risks of statelessness.
The Guardian | July 19, 2026
Couples interested in surrogacy are increasingly choosing arrangements in Mexico, where surrogacy is largely unregulated and more affordable than surrogacy in the U.S. Feminist groups in Mexico raise concerns about exploitation of surrogates due to the lack of regulation, but they disagree about whether the practice should be banned or regulated.
Birmingham Live | June 1, 2026
The Foreign Office in the UK warned UK tourists to thoroughly review its guidance about international surrogacy before traveling to Cyprus, especially because of differences in regulatory control between the Republic of Cyprus and the north of Cyprus. Surrogacy in the north of Cyprus is unregulated and brings legal complications, which the British High Commission cannot address.
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.
Journal of Law & Society | November 21, 2025
A project in the UK focuses on the often-overlooked perspectives of children in surrogacy arrangements. Researchers engaged 37 children in card games and art to identify themes in their experiences of surrogacy, guiding the study authors’ policy recommendations for 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.
Progress Educational Trust BioNews | August 11, 2025
The UK’s Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology plans to write a POSTnote, a briefing document that informs policy and legislation, on surrogacy law in the UK and internationally. The office issued a call for stakeholder submissions to inform the document, which could put surrogacy reform back on the legislative agenda in the UK.
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.
