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An episode of an Al Jazeera docuseries shows how surrogacy arrangements operate in the Philippines, where surrogacy is neither illegal nor regulated. It also shows what motivates some women to be surrogates and how they are vulnerable to exploitation. progress.org.uk/tv-review-insi…

Trump’s (blocked) order to end US birthright citizenship would jeopardize legal recognition of LGBTQ+ parents and leave some children born through assisted reproduction stateless. theconversation.com/ending-us-birt…

Inconsistent laws and regulations governing surrogacy in different countries have led to underground operations that enable unethical practices and exploitation––including in Turkey, Georgia, and Northern Cyprus. msmagazine.com/2025/02/08/eur…

As part of a reform to the civil code, Greece is changing how it defines medical infertility. The change excludes single men and male same-sex couples from having children via surrogacy in Greece. apnews.com/article/greece…

Initially, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted Ukraine’s low-regulation, low-cost surrogacy industry catering to foreigners. Ukrainian agencies have since adapted to provide services, yet surrogates are paid less and experience worsened conditions. aljazeera.com/podcasts/2025/…

Italy’s recent law making surrogacy a “universal crime” in the country may face judicial challenges and scrutiny from the EU. The law and the response to it raise questions, both about reproductive freedom and about exploitation in surrogacy practices. thepolitic.org/the-cost-of-pa…

After authorities uncovered an illegal surrogacy ring operating in Hangzhou, they found that operators of the ring had made an elderly woman its legal representative. This was an attempt to avoid legal consequences of illegal surrogacy operations. shine.cn/news/nation/25…

Some Chinese intended parents travel to the US to have children via surrogacy, while others navigate the underground surrogacy industry in China, in which “birth consultants” offer surrogacy services through illicit links to local hospitals. thinkchina.sg/society/big-re…

Spain will no longer allow its embassies and consulates to register children born via surrogacy in other countries. Previously, the practice of going abroad was used as a loophole to go around Spain’s surrogacy ban. politico.eu/article/spain-…

After raiding an office and homes, Hong Kong police arrested ten people who allegedly promoted and arranged commercial surrogacy services and sex selection of embryos in violation of the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance. scmp.com/news/hong-kong…

Georgia has become a destination for surrogacy, especially since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Demand is so high, clinics recruit women from other countries in C. Asia, incl. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, to come work as surrogates. compas.ox.ac.uk/article/a-gold…

Intermediaries in Georgia’s surrogacy industry not only facilitate migration of surrogates from other countries in Central Asia to Georgia, but they also serve as the supervisors of surrogates for clinics. and maintain tight control over surrogates’ lives. compas.ox.ac.uk/article/contro…