European Parliament describes surrogacy as a form of human trafficking
The European Parliament has described “the exploitation of surrogacy” as a form of human trafficking in a legislative resolution on April 23 in its Human...
‘Forced surrogacy’ reported in the UK
A British charity working with victims of modern slavery has reported that it had received three reports of “forced surrogacy” for the first time. Unseen said that calls...
Million dollar surrogacy baby
I cringe with shame as I write this, but before I read her interview in People magazine, I had never heard of Adrienne Bailon-Houghton. There, I’ve...
In support of surrogacy: a response to the Pope’s call for a universal ban
Now for a look at the other side of the surrogacy debate. Pope Francis recently condemned it as “a grave violation of the dignity of...
Is surrogacy a way of combatting ‘compulsory familialism’?
For people on either side of the debate, surrogacy can seem like a black-and-white issue. Opponents stress human dignity; supporters stress autonomy. For both the...
Intended parents should get legal status from birth, says British surrogacy review
In a joint report, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have rejected commercial surrogacy but backed legal parenthood from...
Idaho: the capital of American surrogacy
The American state of Idaho is studying a bill to regulate commercial surrogacy. The local media describe this as “a thriving Idaho industry”. Apparently Idaho...
Georgia is becoming an international surrogacy hub
Every cloud has a silver lining. War in Ukraine is creating difficulties for its surrogacy industry. But some potential customers are looking to the small...
Will Ukraine permit surrogacy for LGBT couples?
You have to hand it to Ukrainians working in the surrogacy industry. Like their compatriots, invasion, bombardments, privations, and exile have not stopped them from...
A UK feminist throws a grenade into the surrogacy debate
Julie Bindel, one of Britain’s best-known radical feminists, has written a savage critique of commercial surrogacy in Prospect, a progressive magazine. Bindel is a “political...
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...
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....