The legal aspects of surrogacy in certain jurisdictions tend to rely on a few key questions:
- Is the surrogacy agreement enforceable, void, or prohibited? Does it make any difference whether replacement mothers are paid (commercially) or just replaced for a fee (altruistic)?
- What, if any, difference does it make whether the surrogacy is traditional or gestational?
- Is there an alternative to postpartum adoption for the recognition of the intended parent as a legitimate parent, either before or after birth?
Law differs widely from one jurisdiction to another.
Video Surrogacy laws by country
Australia
In Australia, all jurisdictions except the Northern Territory allow for altruistic surrogacy; with commercial surrogacy as a crime. The Northern Territory has no laws governing surrogacy. In New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, it is an offense to enter into international commercial surrogacy arrangements with a potential penalty of up to one year in the Australian Capital Territory, up to two years in New South Wales and up to three year prison in Queensland.
In 2004, the Australian Capital Territory only made altruistic surrogacy laws.
In 2006, Australian senator Stephen Conroy and his wife Paula Benson announced that they had arranged for a child to be born through egg donations and a surrogate mother. Unusually, Conroy wore a birth certificate as the father of the child. Previously, couples who used to make surrogacy arrangements in Australia had to adopt the child after being registered as born from a natural mother; rather than being recognized as a biological parent, but now that surrogacy is a more regular practice for parents who have no children; most countries have switched to such an arrangement to grant the appropriate rights to the intended parent. Following the announcement, Victoria passed the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008, effective from January 1, 2010 to make altruistic replacement law only.
In 2009, Western Australia passed a law to allow only altruistic care for couples of the opposite sex, and forbade it for single couples and same-sex couples. In 2010, Queensland only made altruistic surrogacy laws, as did New South Wales, and Tasmania did the same in 2013 with the Surrogacy Act No. 34 and Surrogacy (Consequential Amendments) Act No 31
In 2017, South Australia passed the law to allow gay couples to have the same access to both the uterus and IVF. The bill received the royal approval on March 15, 2017 and will take effect on March 21, 2017.
A Medicare rebate is not available for IVF treatment for a uterine replacement.
Maps Surrogacy laws by country
Belgium
Artificial alrogacy is legal in Belgium.
Canada
The Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHRC) only allows altruistic surrogacy: surrogate mothers can be reimbursed for an approved fee but payment of consideration or other fees is illegal. The law of Quebec, however, does not recognize the setting of surrogacy, whether commercial or altruistic.
Quebec
The Quebec Civil Code makes all surrogacy contracts, whether commercial or altruistic, have no legal force.
Colombia
There are no clear rules in Colombia on this day regarding surrogacy and the gaps remain. The current law is from natural childbirth. This means the child must be registered with the surname of the surrogate mother and her spouse or partner, if she has. Only through challenging paternity claims before a judge can assigned parent is recognized as a legitimate parent, and that may include a genetic test.
In July 2016, a right-wing political party, the Center for Democracy, has introduced for the second time a bill to define the concept of surrogacy and to ban all its types.
Czech Republic
Surrogacy is not legally regulated in the Czech Republic and is generally considered legal. The only mention of the phrase "surrogate mother" can be found in Ã,§ 804 of law n. 89/2012, where the law imposes exceptions to the adoption of sibling adoption for siblings brought by surrogate mothers.
Denmark
Altruistic replacements are legal in Denmark.
Finnish
All surrogacy arrangements (both commercial and altruistic) have been illegal since 2007. The regulation of illegal commercial surrogacy even before 2007.
French
In France, since 1994, commercial or altruistic surrogacy arrangements, are illegal or illegal and not approved by law (art. 16-7 of Code Civil). The French Cassation Court has taken this point of view in 1991. It states that if a couple makes a deal or arranges with another person that she should bear her husband's child and hand him over to the couple, and that she chooses that she will not keep the child the couple making such agreement or arrangement is not permitted to adopt the child. In its judgment, the court stated that such agreements are illegal under articles 6, 353 and 1128 of the Code Civil. In 2018, the French government plans to allow surrogacy in France.
German
All surrogacy settings (both commercial and altruistic) are illegal. The German FDP wants to allow altruistic surrogacy.
Georgia
Womb substitutes, along with eggs and sperm donors, have been valid in Georgia since 1992. A donor or surrogate mother does not have custody of such a child.
Greek
Law 3305/2005 ("Medical Assisted Reproductive Enforcement") Substitutes in Greece are completely legitimate and only one of the few countries in the world that provides legal protection to the intended parent. The intended parent must meet certain qualifications, and will leave before the family judge before starting their journey. As long as they meet the qualifications, court appearance is procedural and will be given their application. Currently, the intended parent should be in a heterosexual partnership or a single woman. Women should be able to prove that there are medical indications they can not carry and no more than 50 at the time of the contract. As in all jurisdictions, surrogates must pass medical and psychological tests so they can prove to the court that they are medically and mentally healthy. What is unique about Greece is that it is the only country in Europe, and the only country in the world where the substitute then has no right over the child. The intended parent becomes the legitimate parent of conception and is not mentioned by a surrogate mother in a hospital or birth certificate. The intended parent is registered as a parent. This is even true if an egg or sperm donor is used by one of the partners. An additional advantage for Europeans is that, because of the Schengen Treaty, they could freely travel back as soon as the baby was born and deal with citizenship problems at the time, as opposed to registering at their own embassy in Greece. The old regime (based on art 8 of Law 3089/2002), one of the prerequisites for granting judicial permission for surrogacy is also the fact that surrogate mothers and assigned parents must be Greek citizens or permanent residents. However, the recent legislation (in July 2014) changed and the new provisions of L. 4272/2014 predict now that surrogacy is allowed for applicants or surrogate mothers who have permanent or temporary residences in Greece. Under the new law Greece becomes the only EU country with a comprehensive framework to organize, facilitate, and enforce surrogacy, in accordance with its articulation statement. 17 from L. 4272/2014: "The possibilities now also extend to applicants or surrogate mothers who have permanent residence outside of Greece".
Hong Kong
Commercial surveillance is criminal under the Human Reproduction Technology Act 2000. This law is phrased in a way that no one can pay for a replacement, no substitute can receive money, and no one can arrange commercial surrogacy (the same applies to provision of gametes), no matter inside or outside Hong Kong. Usually only the gamete of the intended parent can be used.
In October 2010, Peter Lee, the eldest son and one billionaire heir Lee Shau Kee obtained three sons through a surrogate mother, reported from California. Since Lee junior is single, the news invites criticism on moral and legal grounds. A vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of the region is very important. In December the case was reportedly referred to the police after a question was asked at Legco.
Hungarian
Commercial surveillance is illegal in Hungary.
Iceland
All surrogacy settings (both commercial and altruistic) are illegal.
India
On November 4, 2015, commercial surrogacy is not legal in India. Those assigned before 11/4/2015 are reviewed on the situation of the case; However, no new surrogacy will begin.
Prior to 2015, commercial surrogacy was legal in India. India is a desitination for surrogacy-related fertility tourism because of its relatively low cost. Including the cost of airfare, medical procedures, and hotels, it is roughly a third of the price compared to through procedures in the UK. In the case of Balaz v. The Union of India, the honorable Supreme Court of India has given a verdict that the nationality of a child born through this process will have the citizenship of his surrogate mother. Surrogacy is governed by the guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research, 2005.
ireland
There is no law in Ireland that regulates surrogacy. In 2005, the appointed Government Commission published a very comprehensive report on Assisted Human Reproduction, which made many recommendations on assisted areas of human reproduction. In relation to the surrogacy it is recommended that the couple commissioning will be under Irish law regarded as the parent of the child. Although publications there are no laws published and the regions are basically unregulated. Due to increasing pressure from Irish citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy, the Minister of Justice, Equality and Defense issues guidelines for them on February 21, 2012.
Israel
In March 1996, the Israeli government legalized gestational substitute mothers under the "Embryo Treaty Agreement Act". This law makes Israel the first country in the world to adopt a state-controlled surrogacy form in which each contract must be approved by the state directly. The state-appointed committees allow surrogacy arrangements to be filed only by Israelis who share the same religion. Many restrictions on surrogacy under Israeli law have prompted some elderly people to go abroad. Same-sex couples may enter into surrogacy arrangements outside of Israel and have their recognized legal parents in Israel.
Iran
All surrogacy arrangements (commercial and altruistic) are legal and popular. Many couples from the Middle East are conducting surrogacy in Iran because of the ease of the law.
Italy
All surrogacy settings (both commercial and altruistic) are illegal.
Japanese
In March 2008, the Japan Science Council proposed banning the use of surrogacy and said that their doctors, agents and clients should be punished for commercial surrogacy arrangements.
Dutch
Altruistic replacements are legal in the Netherlands. Only commercial surrogacy is illegal in Belgium and the Netherlands. Although false surrogacy is legal, there is only one hospital that takes a partner and there are very strict rules to enter. This makes many couples seek their treatment outside the Netherlands or Belgium.
New Zealand
Altruistic replacements are legal.
Nigeria
Gestational surrogacy is currently practiced in Nigeria by some IVF clinics. This Guideline is as approved by the AFRH Reproductive Health Association's practice guidelines (AFRH) from Nigeria. The ART regulation currently being considered by the Senate allows surrogacy and allows some inducements to be paid for transportation and other expenses.
Pakistan
Surrogacy is illegal in Pakistan.
Polish
Surrogacy is largely unregulated in Poland. A 2015 news report estimates there may be dozens of surrogate mothers in Poland.
Portugal
In 2016, a pregnancy replacement mother is legalized in Portugal. Discussions on the adoption of this law lasted more than 3 years. The first version of the law was adopted May 13, 2016, but the president vetoed it. He demanded that the law contain the rights and obligations of all participants in the surrogacy process. As a result, the text of the law has been updated, and now surrogacy is ratified and regulated by law in Portugal.
The basic legal rules about surrogacy in Portugal Use surrogacy services can only be couples, where women can not bring and bear children for medical reasons. This should be confirmed in documentation. The surrogate mother must be altruistic, the woman who agrees to bring and give birth to a child, does not have to pay for the service. Written agreements should be issued between surrogate mothers and genetic parents. The rights and obligations of the parties as well as their actions in case of force majeure shall be incorporated therein. After birth, the parent's right to the child belongs to the genetic parent. By law, surrogate moms are fertile-age women who agree to bring and bear a child to genetic parents, and she does not claim to be his mother.
Traditional treatment is illegal in Portugal except for some situations that entitle the surrogate mother to be genetic (for example, if future mothers are really barren).
The adoption of the law led to some debate in some Portuguese Christian Churches, though not among the dominant Roman Catholic Churches. Representatives of evangelical and Pentecostal churches based in Brazil and the US condemned surrogacy and pointed out that infertile couples may/should (depending on the Church) pursue conventional adoption (national or transnational even if later banned by law).
Heterosexuals and Lesbian couples can become parents through surrogacy in Portugal since 2016 all program risks is provided and regulated by law (for example, the occurrence of infant developmental defects, miscarriage or abortion). Male Homosexual couples and single men and women of any sexual orientation is not included, but they are not addressed specifically by law to leave an opening for a revision in the future with a broader way. One such revision is in the current manifesto of several parties: [Left Bloc (BE)], [People-Animals-Nature (PAN) -and [(Ecologist Party "The Greens" (Os Verdes - The Greens)]. Can rely on the opposition repeatedly from right party populist CDS - People's Party (PP-CDS) and the social Democratic Party (PPD-PSD), the social party's most conservative parliament, the Communist Party (PCP) voted against the first proposal, because contrary to the recommendation of the National Ethics Counsil, this is also an argument to reject persetujuannya.Sebagian great President of the Socialist Party voted in positive as well, now, this means that gay couples are prohibited from altruistic surrogacy in Portugal and Portugal Since the Constitution explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, it can be unconstitutional, which is being discussed by the Portuguese Constitutional Court.
Russian
Gestational surrogacy, even commercial, legal in Russia, is available to almost all adults who are willing to become parents. There must be one of several medical indications for a uterine substitute: absence of the uterus, uterine cervical or uterine cavity deformity, uterine cervical synecia, somatic contraindication of child bearing, or recurrent IVF failure despite high-quality embryos.
The first Russian surrogacy program was successfully implemented in 1995 at the IVF Obstetrics and Gynecology Institute in St. Petersburg. Petersburg. Public opinion generally is hospitality service; the recent case of a famous singer and a well-known businesswoman who openly used a pregnancy replacement service received positive news coverage. Meanwhile, the Russian Orthodox Church officially condemned surrogacy. Regarding the baptism of children born through surrogacy, the Russian Orthodox Church states that "children born with the help of" surrogate mothers "can be baptized in accordance with the wishes of the party that will raise them, if that is the case" biological parents "or" surrogate moms, only after they recognize that, from a Christian point of view, such reproductive technology is morally reprehensible and has given birth to an ecclesiastical conversion - regardless of where they neglect the Church's position consciously or unconsciously. "
Some Russian women, such as Ekaterina Zakharova, Natalija Klimova, and Lamara Kelesheva, became grandmothers through a post-mortem substitute post-mortem program, their successor grandchildren conceived after dying of the death of their son.
Registration of children born through surrogacy is governed by the Russian Family Code (articles 51-52) and the Law on the Story of Civil Status (art. 16). Substitute approval is required for that. Apart from that agreement, no adoption or court decision is required. The replacement name is never listed on the birth certificate. There is no requirement for a child to be genetically related to at least one parent assigned.
Children born to unmarried heterosexual couples or single parents addressed through pregnant mother substitutes are registered in accordance with the juice analogy (article 5 of the Family Code). A court decision may be necessary in that case. On August 5, 2009, a court of St.. Petersburg clearly resolved a dispute over whether single women can apply for a replacement and require the State Registration Authority to register a 35-year-old single mother, Nataliya Gorskaya, as the mother of her adopted son..
On August 4, 2010, a court in Moscow ruled that a man applying for a donor's mother (using a donor egg) could be registered as the sole parent of his son, becoming the first person in Russia to defend his right to become a father through litigation.. The surrogate mother's name is not registered on the birth certificate; the father is listed as the only parent. After that some more identical decisions about single men who became dads through surrogacy were issued by different courts in Russia, registering men as the sole parent of their substitute children and ensuring that single-parent candidates, regardless of gender or their sexual orientation, can exercise. their right to parenthood through surrogacy in Russia.
Liberal laws make Russia attractive to "reproductive travelers" who are looking for techniques that are not available in their country. The intended parent goes there for oocyte contributions due to old age or marital status (single women and single men) and when surrogacy is considered. Foreigners have the same right to aid reproduction as Russian citizens. Within 3 days after birth, the assigned parent obtains a Russian-born certificate with both their names on it. A genetic relationship with a child (in the case of a donation) is not a problem.
Saudi Arabia
Religious authorities in Saudi Arabia do not allow the use of surrogate mothers, instead suggesting medical procedures to restore fertility and the ability to give birth.
Serbian
All surrogacy settings (both commercial and altruistic) are illegal. A new civil bill is said to allow mother surogacies, but the Serbian Assembly still has not adopted this law. On April 21, 2017, the Serbian Assembly initiated a legislation discussion on assisted reproduction technology that outlawed all forms of surrogacy. (The law is being discussed.)
South Africa
The 2005 South African Children's Act (fully valid in 2010) allows "assigning parents" and substitutes for their surrogacy agreements to be validated by the High Court even before conception. This allows the parent assigned to be recognized as a legitimate parent early in the process and helps prevent uncertainty - even if the surrogate mother is the genetic mother he or she has up to 60 days after the birth of the child changes his mind. The law allows single people and gay couples to assign parents. However, only those domiciled in South Africa who benefit from legal protection, no un-validated treaty will be enacted, and the treaty must be altruistic rather than commercial. If there is only one parent assigned, it must be genetically related to the child. If there are two, both must be genetically related to the child unless it is physically impossible due to infertility or sex (as in the case of the same sex couple). Commissioning parents or parents should be physically unable to bear children independently. A surrogate mother should have at least one decent pregnancy and childbirth and have at least one live child. The replacement mother has the right to terminate the pregnancy unilaterally, but she should consult with and notify the assigned parent, and if she stops for non-medical reasons, may have to return the medical reimbursement she receives.
South Korea
In the mid-2010s, surrogacy was available and largely unregulated in South Korea. This practice is often morally stigmatized. Surrogacy has declined since the mid-2000s, as some aspects of commercial surrogacy become illegal.
Spanish
While unsubstantiated surrogacy in Spain (biological mother's unlawful appointment contract), it is legal to conduct surrogacy in a country where it is legal, has a mother of citizenship from the same country.
Swedish
Surrogacy is not clearly defined in Swedish law. The most equivalent legal procedure is to adopt the child of the surrogate mother. However, the surrogate mother has the right to look after the child if she changes her mind before adoption. The biological father may still claim rights over the child.
It is illegal for a Swedish fertility clinic to make substitute arrangements. Alternatively, Sweden approves the world's first uterine transplant in infertile women. The woman is 36 years old.
Switzerland
Surrogacy is set in "Bundesgesetz ÃÆ'¼ber die medizinisch unterstÃÆ'¼tzte Fortpflanzung (Fortpflanzungsmedizingesetz, FMedG) vom 18. Dezember 1998" and illegal in Switzerland. Art. 4 prohibits surrogacy, Art. 31 regulates the punishment of physicians applying in vitro fertilization to surrogate mothers or those who manage surrogacy. A surrogate mother is not punished by law. She will be the legal mother of the child.
On August 24, 2014, the Administrative Court of Canton of St. Gallen grants custody to two men from a child born in the US.
Thai
In response to the controversial Baby Gammy incident in 2014, Thailand since July 30, 2015, has banned foreigners from traveling to Thailand, to have a commercial surrogacy contract arrangement, under Child Protection Born from an Assisted Reproductive Technologies Act . Only married couples are of different sex because Thai citizens are allowed to have commercial surrogacy contracts. In the past Thailand was a popular destination for couples looking for surrogate mothers.
Ukrainian
Since 2002, surrogacy and surrogacy in combination with egg/sperm donations have been completely legal in Ukraine. By law, a donor or surrogate mother has no parental rights to a child being born and a legally born child is a child of a prospective parent.
In Ukraine the beginning of the introduction of methods of supporting reproductive medicine was given in the eighties of the previous century. It was Kharkov where the method of extracorporeal fertilization for the first time successfully applied in Ukraine, and in 1991 a girl named Katy was born. Kharkiv is also the first city in the CIS countries that manifests surrogacy. Many clinics dealing with surrogacy have opened in Kiev and Lviv.
Ukrainian surrogacy laws are highly profitable and fully support individual reproductive rights. The replacement is officially governed by Clause 123 of the Code of Families of Ukraine and the order of the Ministry of health of Ukraine "On approval of the application of assisted reproduction technology in Ukraine" from 09.09.2013 No. 787. You can choose between Gestational Surrogacy, Egg/sperm donation, Embryo special adoption program and their combination. No special permission from any regulatory body is required. Written consent of all parties (intended and substitute parents) participating in the surrogacy program is mandatory.
Ukrainian legislation allows parents who are referred to conduct surrogacy programs and their names will be listed in the Birth Certificate of the child who was born as a result of the surrogacy program from the beginning. The child is considered "property" legally to the prospective parent since the moment of conception. The replacement name is never listed on the birth certificate. Substitutes can not keep children after birth. Even if the donation program takes place and there is no biological relationship between the child and the intended mother, their name will be listed in the Birth Certificate (Section 3 of article 123 of the Family Code of Ukraine).
Embryo research is also allowed, gametes and embryo donations are allowed at the commercial level. Single women can be treated with either known or anonymous donor insemination. Gestational surrogacy is the choice for married couples and single women. There are no concepts like gay/lesbian weddings in Ukraine, while such patients can be treated as single women.
United Kingdom
The regulation of commercial surrogacy is not legal in the UK. Such arrangements are prohibited by the 1985 Surrogacy Regulatory Act. While it is illegal in Britain to pay more than surrogacy fees, the relationship is recognized under section 30 of the 1990 Human Fertilization and Embryology Act. Regardless of contractual or financial considerations for expenditure , surrogacy arrangements can not be enforced legally so surrogate mothers retain the legal right of determination for children, even if they are genetically unrelated. Unless a parent's order or adoption order is made, the surrogate mother remains the legal mother of the child.
United States
Substitutes and legal issues that accompany them fall under the jurisdiction of the state and the legal situation for subordination varies greatly from state to state. Some countries have written laws, while others have developed a common legal regime to deal with parenting issues. Some countries facilitate surrogacy and surrogacy contracts, others simply refuse to enforce it, and some others punish commercial substitutes. Substitute-friendly countries tend to uphold both commercial and altruistic surrogacy contracts and facilitate direct means for parents who are meant to be recognized as parents of child law. Some relatively generous countries only offer support for married heterosexual couples. Generally, only gestational substitutes are supported and traditional surrogacy mothers do not get legal support.
Countries generally regarded as surrogate moms are California, Illinois, Arkansas, Maryland, Washington D.C. and New Hampshire. Both commercial surrogacy laws of New Jersey and Washington State became effective from 1/1/2019.
For legal purposes, the key factor is where the contract is completed, where the surrogate is located, and where the birth occurs. Therefore, individuals living in hostile countries can still benefit from the policy of replacement superintendent countries by working with lively and birthing substitutes in a friendly country.
Arkansas
Arkansas was one of the first states to enact a surrogacy friendly law. In 1989, under Governor Bill Clinton, he passed Law 647, stating that in surrogacy arrangements, his biological father and his wife would be recognized as the parent of child law from birth, even if his wife was not genetically related to the child. (Ie, in a traditional surrogacy setting). If he is not married, he himself will be recognized as a legitimate parent. A woman can also be recognized as a legitimate mother of the birth mother's genetic child replacement provided that the child is conceived with an anonymous donor sperm. On the other hand, it is unclear how or whether the same sex partner can benefit from this law, because the 2008 voting size that makes it illegal for unmarried individuals, lives together to adopt or provide care to minors. On June 26, 2015, the issue of voting in 2008 was debated because Obergefell v. Hodges.
California
California is known as a substitute country. This permits commercial uterus, regularly enforces gestational surrogacy contracts, and allows for all intended parents, regardless of marital or sexual orientation status, to establish their official offspring before birth and without adoption (pre-natal order).
Michigan
Michigan banned all surrogacy agreements. It is a crime to make such a treaty, which can be punished with a fine of up to $ 50,000 and up to five years in prison. The law makes a surrogacy agreement lacks legal force.
New Hampshire
Since 2014, New Hampshire is recognized as a substitute state, with laws in place to protect all parties to surrogacy arrangements. All intended parents, regardless of marital status, sexual orientation, or genetic relationships with children, may legally assign their parent rights through pre-natal orders by placing their names directly on the child's original birth certificate. Reasonable compensation for substitutes is permitted by law.
New York
New York's law states that commercial surrogacy contracts are contrary to public policy and provide civil penalties for those who participate in or facilitate commercial surrogacy contracts in New York. Altruistic surrogacy contracts are not subject to sanctions, but they are not enforced. New York recognizes pre-natal orders from other countries, and has provided an alternative postpartum adoption for altruistic substitute parents through the order of mother and father's filusation.
Vietnamese
Substitutes for humanitarian purposes have been allowed in Vietnam from 2015 after the amended Family and Marriage Law passed with nearly 60 percent of the vote from the National Assembly.
Under the new law, surrogacy will only be allowed among married couples, who have no common children, after doctors confirm that the wife can not give birth even with technical support. The surrogate mother must be a good brother of a husband or wife, and has succeeded in giving birth. A woman is only allowed to be a one-time replacement in her life and must result in her husband's approval if she is married. The embryo must be created by the sperm and ovum of the intended parent. The process should be voluntary and follow in-vitro fertilization regulations.
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