Tag: United Kingdom

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.

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Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’

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.

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Why Mexico is at the heart of ethical debate over global surrogacy

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.

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Foreign Office issues Cyprus travel warning for UK tourists with holidays booked

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.

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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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Reforming Surrogacy Law: Listening to Children Through Art

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.

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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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UK Parliamentary office calls for submissions on surrogacy

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. 

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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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