السبت، 20 فبراير 2016

Childless UK couples forced abroad to find surrogates

Lack of clarity in UK laws causes anguish for prospective parents

A shortage of surrogates in the UK is driving childless couples who want a baby abroad, with sometimes fraught consequences for the parents and child.

Almost two-thirds of all UK parental orders – legal rights conferred on parents who have commissioned a child from a surrogate – are now for a baby born overseas. In the past three years, more than 1,000 UK couples and individuals have secured the services of surrogates abroad, the highest number from any European country.

Related: The kindness of strangers: should surrogates get paid?

It’s definitely time the laws were adjusted to allow people to sign legally binding surrogacy contracts in the UK

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1XEAwEN

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