07

Dec

Single NRI Australian father gets custody of surrogate child

The high court bench of justice Anupinder Singh Grewal ordered that the single NRI father would be the sole guardian of the child. The HC bench said the father will have custody of the child and would further decide whether the boy will remain in India or Australia. The Punjab and Haryana high court has granted guardianship […]

20

Jul

Surrogacy in India not just for married heterosexuals

India’s revised surrogacy law does little to meet the needs of its growing LGBTQ+ community. India’s revised surrogacy law has been praised for outlawing commercial surrogacy, but it has also been criticised for restricting who is eligible to undertake altruistic surrogacy. Since the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 2021 came into force in January 2022, domestic commercial surrogacy has[…]

03

Jul

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 to a surrogate mother should become punishable,[…]

23

Jun

European rights court rejects Italian appeals on surrogate children

ROME, June 22 (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected on Thursday a number of appeals by Italian same-sex and heterosexual couples who challenged national restrictions against the recognition of children born abroad through surrogacy.Surrogacy is banned in Italy, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government has targeted gay men who use it to[…]