South America

Update: 04/2024 Argentina has become a reference point in the abortion debate thanks to its legislation and social advancements. In 2020, the country legalized abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a groundbreaking process in Latin America. This success is the result of a movement driven by feminist activists, human rights organizations, and progressive […]

Update: 01/2024 As a corollary to the presentation of surrogacy in the global marketplace, the offer of the practice as a medical solution or treatment for infertility finds yet another example of this misinterpretation in Brazil. Indeed, although the commercial practice is not authorized, the ultimate reference for its regulation does not come from the […]

Update: 2022 This study looks in turn at the state of surrogacy legislation, the social context in which it develops, and the situation of surrogates who engage in it. Legislation A country with diverse legislation As Mexico is a federal country, many powers are delegated to the state level. This is the case for surrogacy, […]

Update 05/2024 Uruguay has stood out as one of the pioneering countries in South America in promoting public policies for gender equality and the promotion of women’s rights[1] in recent decades. For example, this country decriminalized abortion up to the twelfth week through Law No. 18,987 on the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy[2] in 2012. In spite of […]

update 2023 Legal Framework in Colombia: There are no regulations specific to surrogacy in Colombia. In the last 25 years, 16 bills have been rejected. While a 2009 Constitutional Court ruling authorized surrogacy “without regulating it,” it did not provide a framework for “how to establish the contract between the different parties, parentage, medical and […]