Future directions in surrogacy law
law and policy reform in the UK and beyond
- ISBN: 9781529238761
- Editorial: Bristol University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2025
- Lugar de la edición: . Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 289
- Idiomas: Inglés
This edited collection brings together a range of experts on surrogacy, at a time when the law in the UK has been fully reconsidered for the first time in generations. Society has developed significantly since surrogacy laws were first written and the existing law is out of date and no longer fit for purpose. Each chapter in this collection considers one aspect of surrogacy regulation and analyses the potential effectiveness of proposed reforms or suggests what changes should be made based on experience in other jurisdictions. This is an unprecedented contribution to the public and regulatory debate on surrogacy
1 Introduction: Future Directions in Surrogacy Law
Law and Policy Reform in the UK and Beyond
Overview of UK surrogacy and its regulation
Calls for reform
Problems with existing UK law
International developments in surrogacy European developments
The Hague Conference on Private International Law
International children's rights
The contribution of this edited collection
Detailed synopsis
Part I: Perspectives on the surrogacy landscape
Part II: Specific issues in the Law Commissions' recommendations
Part III: International impacts and perspectives
Conclusion
Part I Perspectives on the Surrogacy Landscape
2 From Wilful Neglect to Progressive Support: Surrogacy Law and Its Human Impact
'Surrogacy is not illegal in the UK'
Surrogacy: a self-supporting community Single parenthood through surrogacy
The role of the surrogate partner
The problems with parental orders
The right to object
Surrogate expenses: black and white and grey
Implications counselling and legal advice
The welfare of the child
Surrogacy organisations: changing, and driving change
Progressive support for surrogacy
3 How UK Surrogates Navigate Arrangements, Processes and the Law
Introduction
Interviews with surrogates
What led to the decision to become a surrogate?
How the surrogacy journeys began
How the journey was experienced Healthcare experiences
Expenses and payments
Ongoing relationships
Legal understandings
The Law Commissions' proposals
'Pathway to Parenthood' and related reforms
Advertising
Expenses/.payments
Advice and reflections
Conclusion
4 Why UK Parents Go Overseas: The Challenges, and What it Means for UK Law Reform
Introduction
Why are intended parents engaging in international surrogacy?
Where are intended parents going for surrogacy?
Legal parentage of children born through surrogacy
Can this be resolved at an international level? The Law Commissions' approach to parentage following international surrogacy
Why did the Law Commissions step away from reform for international surrogacy?
So, what should we do? How should law reform approach international surrogacy?
Recognising parentage from birth for all children born through surrogacy
Making regulated UK surrogacy as accessible as possible
Doing everything we can to encourage ethical practice abroad
Conclusion
Part II Specific Issues in the Law Commissions' Recommendations
5 The Genetic Link Requirement: Reconsidering the Arguments for Double Donation
