Surrogacy360

The couple cannot return with their baby to Australia until one of them is recognized as a legal parent. Australia is cautioning intended parents against pursuing surrogacy in Argentina given the new regulations. abc.net.au/listen/program…

An Australian couple had a child via surrogacy in Argentina last year, but around the same time, Argentina changed its regulations around surrogacy, and the surrogate is currently recognized as the legal parent. 1/2

Surrogacy can bring medical complications, but also financial burdens, for surrogates in the U.S. Without regulation, surrogates end up being responsible for medical bills and legal fees that intended parents or surrogacy agencies were supposed to pay. wsj.com/us-news/surrog…

The Australian govt has advised against pursuing surrogacy in Argentina. Surrogacy operates in a grey area in Argentina, and authorities appear to be taking steps to block surrogacy, including by refusing entry of foreign intended parents to the country. 9news.com.au/world/argentin…

After disputes related to surrogacy arrangements involving foreign clients, proposed legislation in Kazakhstan would ban surrogacy for foreigners. It would still allow citizens to access surrogacy but would impose more regulations on surrogacy agencies. kz.kursiv.media/en/2026-02-03/…

Hawai’i passed legislation updating the state’s parentage laws, incorporating assisted reproduction and surrogacy. The new law strengthens protections for LGBTQIA+ parents and their children. mauinow.com/2026/01/04/new…

The FBI is investigating Surro Connections, a surrogacy agency in Washington state that abruptly closed in December. The closure left pregnant surrogates w/o compensation or information. An est. 150 families lost millions held in escrow by the agency. nbcnews.com/news/investiga…

A researcher suggests that Pakistan could reconsider its surrogacy ban given infertility stigma, new ways of understanding surrogacy in Islamic, and other countries’ approaches to surrogacy to avoid a ban and instead establish and enforce regulations. thefridaytimes.com/23-Nov-2025/su…

A UK project focuses on often-overlooked perspectives of children in surrogacy arrangements. Researchers engaged 37 children in card games and art to identify themes in their experiences of surrogacy, guiding the authors’ surrogacy policy recommendations. journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/reforming…

Thai women were lured to Georgia by the promise of paid surrogacy, but had little power once they arrived–unable to leave, faced with poor living conditions, subject to unknown medical procedures (likely egg extraction), and targeted with abuse. nytimes.com/2025/12/14/mag…

After claims of illegal egg donation and surrogacy arrangements surfaced in the southern Indian state of Kerala, the state’s High Court recommended formation of a Special Investigation Team to investigate further. barandbench.com/amp/story/news…

India plans to intensify oversight of IVF and surrogacy via stricter license renewal processes and increased inspection and monitoring efforts. Industry experts point to additional strategies needed to improve regulation and protect all parties involved. #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">livemint.com/news/india/gov…

U.S Border officials denied a Canadian woman entry to the U.S., claiming that her travel to a California clinic to be a surrogate for a U.S. family was illegal – even though her plans to be a non-compensated surrogate are within laws of Canada and CA. ctvnews.ca/canada/article…

The abrupt closure of a U.S. surrogacy agency closed in December amid alleged financial fraud left surrogates without support midway through pregnancy and intended parents without funds to pay them. nytimes.com/2025/12/10/hea…

New legislation that passed West Australia’s lower house of Parliament in December will expand access to assisted reproductive technologies and non-compensated surrogacy to same-sex couples, single people, and trans and intersex people. abc.net.au/news/2025-12-0…

A researcher suggests that Pakistan ought to reconsider its ban on surrogacy by taking into account stigmatization of infertility, alternative ways of thinking about surrogacy within Islamic law, and other countries’ approaches to regulating surrogacy. thefridaytimes.com/23-Nov-2025/su…

This initial case showed important gaps in regulation, such as the absence of national protocols and good-practice guidelines for the surrogacy process, leaving the clinical team to implement ad hoc measures. progress.org.uk/lessons-from-u…

Uruguay has regulated surrogacy since 2013, but it was more than 10 years before the country saw its first surrogacy arrangement. 1/2

A new government document offers guidance for those considering surrogacy in Jersey. The document comes after changes were made last year to incorporate assisted reproduction and surrogacy into processes to establish legal parentage. jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2025/11/0…

Surrogacy operates in a legal vacuum in Botswana, leading to exploitation of surrogates, many of whom are domestic workers from Zimbabwe. Policy advocates call for regulation to address negative impacts of power and privilege on women & girls. weekendpost.co.bw/botswanas-lega…