@batumi_mama under stress
On Instagram Kristina Öztürk goes by the handle @batumi_mama. The 24-year-old Russian woman has 22 surrogate children, plus one of her own, in her home...
Russia sanctions Western parents seeking surrogate mothers
In the bewildering world of tit-for-tat economic sanctions, Russia is coming off much better than anyone expected after it invaded Ukraine. President Biden tweeted on...
Covid chronicles: an abandoned surrogate baby
International surrogacy has been a big topic during the Covid pandemic. Commissioning parents were stranded on one side of a border and their surrogate and...
Surrogacy becomes a political issue in Australian federal election
Bioethics has been leaking into politics in the high-profile Sydney electorate of Warringah. Australia goes to the polls on May 21, with Liberal-National Party coalition...
Building the business of bundles of joy
Surrogacy, especially commercial surrogacy, is often criticised in BioEdge. So it’s only fair to give the surrogacy industry’s point of view from time to time....
South African judge calls for a fresh look at regulating surrogacy
A South African judge has introduced a new perspective on the legality of surrogacy – the interests of the children of the surrogate mother and...
Spain’s High Court rejects commercial surrogacy as ‘exploitation’
Spain’s High Court has ruled that commercial surrogacy constitutes "unacceptable exploitation" of both the child and the biological mother, according to El Pais. The case...
Another suffering surrogacy hub: Russia
It is well known that the surrogacy industry in Ukraine is another victim of Russia’s invasion. Surrogate mothers are in danger; parents are unable to...
War creeps closer to Kyiv’s surrogacy industry
Surrogacy became much more complicated on February 24 in Ukraine. With the Russian invasion, it was evident that Kyiv would become a war zone. But...
Is the UK slowly approaching legalization of commercial surrogacy?
A debate over the legalization of commercial surrogacy is simmering away on the back burner in the United Kingdom. Last year the Law Commission of...
Ukraine’s surrogacy agencies overlooked the worst-case scenario — war
Burnt-out tanks in snowy landscapes, thousands scrambling across borders with their suitcases, soldiers handing out automatic rifles like lollies to civilians, young families huddled together...
Thailand may restore commercial surrogacy
In 2015 Thailand passed a law banning all commercial surrogacy for both Thai and international clients. “Altruistic surrogacy” is possible but severely restricted. This step...