Update 05/2024 In August 2023, an emblematic case of surrogacy was revealed in Portugal, involving a couple of women and a Brazilian woman in the city of Braga [1]. The Brazilian migrant, who was facing financial difficulties, reportedly “agreed” to carry a child for the couple, one of whom was also Brazilian. […]
United-Kingdom
Update: 2023 Surrogacy Legislation The UK has the oldest law regulating surrogacy. It is the subject of a national consultation launched in 2019 with a view to revising it. The changes would focus on three points: the removal of the six-month to six-week period after the birth of the child during which the surrogate and […]
Greece
[Study updated in 2022] Legislation Surrogacy in Greece is regulated by laws as well as by articles of the Greek Civil Code, court decisions and decisions of the National Authority for Medically Assisted Reproduction (NAMAR). The first law is Law 3089/2002[1] , followed three years later by Law 3305/2005[2] . The latest law is Law […]
Ukraine
[Study updated in 2022] Legislation A very superficial regulation The regulation of surrogacy in Ukraine is not done by a law but through the Family Code and an order of the Ministry of Health[1] . In the Family Code, it is Articles 2 and 123, which state that if an embryo of a commissioning couple […]