Surrogacy
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Western Europe
Dutch court: Child does not need a mother after birth
A Dutch court ruled that intended parents can have their child's birth certificate drawn up without the surrogate mother's name. “A woman is thus reduced to a womb.” Although the two men were “unable to realise their desire for children on their own”, according to the court in The Hague,…
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Western Europe
Dutch government plans to regulate surrogacy
The Dutch government wants to forbid women to bear children for profit. But altruistic surrogacy should be made easier. Women will also be allowed to offer themselves in advertisements. “Something is going to shift.” This said Minister Franc Weerwind of Legal Affairs (D66) on Friday afternoon. Any form of payment…
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European Union
European politicians fear changing tide in surrogacy debate
Surrogacy violates human rights and should therefore be banned, some European parliamentarians say. But that is easier said than done, experts warn. The experts and MEP gathered at a conference on surrogacy on Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels. According to the organisers, the European Union is taking initiatives…
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Western Europe
Surrogacy expert slams proposed Dutch regulation, predicting increased demand
Only one in 50 surrogate mothers has no financial interest. The other 49 women carry someone else’s child for commercial reasons. Yet, the Dutch government will draft legislation that allows altruistic surrogacy. “If you regulate the practice, it will spread massively.” The Dutch Reformed SGP party is “somewhat baffled” by…
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Eastern Europe
The Russian surrogacy industry is collapsing
The Russian surrogacy industry is “collapsing”. People working in the market fear an exodus to other countries in an attempt to get a child through cross-border surrogacy. New legislation in Russia and the war in Ukraine dealt a heavy blow to the Russian surrogacy industry. At some clinics, the number…
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Opinion
Lennart's comment: In family policy debate, the child is often forgotten
When we debate family policies without considering the child’s perspective, the outcome of our decisions today will haunt us later.In recent weeks, the formation of families has become a topic of discussion in southern Europe. In Italy, Meloni's conservative government instructed Milan's city council to stop registering children in same-sex…
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Western Europe
Dutch MP asks government to block surrogacy
The Dutch government should come up with a reaction to the Casablanca declaration and reconsider its position on surrogacy. MP Kees van der Staaij of the Reformed SGP party in the Netherlands argues for this in parliamentary questions to the Minister of Legal Protection, Franc Weerwind. Photo S Van der…
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European Union
Experts worldwide sound the alarm on surrogacy
Dozens of experts presented a declaration on the universal abolition of surrogacy on Friday in Casablanca, Morocco. “A child is always a gift, not an object of adult desire.” They come from several backgrounds and have different motives. Yet, experts from 76 different nationalities gathered at the conference in Casablanca…
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Central Europe
For German activist, being pro-life means being against surrogacy
Dozens of experts will sign a declaration calling for the global abolition of surrogacy. Cornelia Kaminski, chairwoman of a German pro-life movement, is one of them. “You cannot be pro-life and in favour of surrogacy.” “Surrogacy is a horrible practice”, says the German Cornelia Kaminski, the chairwoman of Germany's largest…
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Central Europe
Across Europe, single men can 'buy' a child
The Czech capital Prague is becoming increasingly popular for commercial surrogacy motherhood. Officially it is forbidden, but in practice, a lot is possible. Gay couples and single men can also pick up a child here. The Czech authorities completed a three-year investigation into human trafficking in early June. They investigated…