Progress Educational Trust BioNews | July 7, 2025
At a recent symposium at the University of Greenwich, researchers discussed the Law Commissions’ 2023 report and its recommendations for surrogacy law reform in the UK. They brought up issues unresolved in the report, including origin information on birth certificates, the implications of a surrogacy register, and the regulation of surrogacy advertising.
Progress Educational Trust BioNews | May 19, 2025
Citing other legislative priorities, the UK Government announced that despite its support for surrogacy, it is postponing updates to UK surrogacy law––a project that the Law Commission of England and Wales recommended in a report of proposed reforms published jointly with the Scottish Law Commission in 2023.
Progress Educational Trust | March 10, 2025
English courts’ recent rulings on legal parentage and international surrogacy journeys that involved actual or potential illegality make it clear that the courts see intended parents as responsible for doing their due diligence. The courts can refuse to issue parental orders if they find that intended parents have not.
The Society Law Gazette | December 16, 2024
The UK government and Law Commission met at the end of 2024 to discuss recommended reforms to UK surrogacy law made in 2023. The suggestions include creating a new avenue to legal parentage for domestic surrogacy arrangements.
Modern Diplomacy | October 30, 2024
Surrogacy continues to be banned or restricted in many countries, in part due to concerns related to child welfare and exploitation of surrogates. With shifting social norms related to family structure, some countries are reconsidering their regulation around surrogacy.
The Guardian | September 23, 2024
New research that reveals that surrogates are at higher risk for health complications underscores the scarcity of knowledge about risks and outcomes for surrogates and babies, and the need for greater research and regulation.
The Independent | August 11, 2024
After the UK announced increased compensation for egg donors due to inflation, campaigners who advocate on issues including surrogacy raised concerns that the increase would be exploitative, especially for low-income women, and highlighted risks of egg retrieval downplayed in the recruitment process.
Progress Educational Trust | July 8, 2024
A non-peer-reviewed cohort study conducted in Canada found that gestational surrogates face an increased risk of serious complications, including hypertension and postpartum hemorrhage, linked to pregnancy and childbirth.
The Independent | November 10, 2023
A UK health minister says that a major overhaul to surrogacy regulations, proposed by the Law Commission, will not be adopted at this time.
The Pink News | October 25, 2023
New legislation in the UK will allow people living with HIV who have an undetectable viral load to donate eggs or sperm for surrogacy. The prohibition will also be lifted for couples living with HIV to make surrogacy arrangements.
