Swiss court refuses to recognise surrogacy
Women and children are not commodities. Switzerland’s highest court has refused to recognise surrogacy. The Federal Court, which sits in Lausanne, was reviewing a case...
Nepalese surrogacy unearthed
The devastating earthquake in Nepal last April unearthed the ongoing exploitation of young Indian migrants by surrogacy agents in Kathmandu. The devastating earthquake in Nepal...
Surrogacy law a child of our times
A British lawyer has slammed Britain’s “inhumane surrogacy laws A British lawyer has slammed Britain’s “inhumane surrogacy laws”, following a decision in the High Court...
British mum tells of perils of surrogacy
Wendy Reid wanted to bring happiness to another couple. But everything went wrong. Another dispatch from New Frontiers of Reproduction, this time from Britain. This...
Surrogacy in Nepal
Israeli medic cradling baby of surrogate mother Same-sex marriage doesn’t really fall into the bioethics basket. However, the recent earthquakes in Nepal brought to...
Thailand outlaws foreign surrogacy
Thailand has passed a law to outlaw the use of Thai surrogates by foreign couples. Thailand has passed a law to outlaw the use of...
Professionalise surrogacy, say New Zealand academics
Two New Zealand academics have proposed that surrogacy become a profession like nursing or teaching which is fully integrated into the health system. Two New...
Thai parliament votes to ban the surrogacy trade
Thailand’s interim parliament has voted in support of a bill to ban commercial surrogacy in the country. Thailand’s interim parliament has voted in support of...
More Australians making use of international surrogacy services
The number of Australians using commercial surrogacy in India has grown dramatically over the past five years. In an interview this week the founder of...