ABC report calls out Planet Hospital, a U.S.-based surrogacy brokerage offering surrogacy services in Cancun, Mexico, for allegedly shady practices.
Spain Orders Consulates to Recognize Citizenship of Spanish Babies from Foreign Surrogacies
In the wake of the June 26 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights on two French cases, the Spanish ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs are ordering their consulates to reinstate registrations of children born via [...]
France & 46 Other Member Nations Must Recognize Parentage in Foreign Surrogate Births, EU Court Rules
In a groundbreaking decision June 26, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in two cases that France must recognize the parental relationship of parents who have genetically related children via surrogacy in other [...]
Kansas High Court Puts Child’s Best Interests Ahead of State in Sperm Donor Parentage Case
New developments in the case of the Kansas sperm donor who, despite the fact he had no relationship or contact with the child conceived as a result of his genetic contribution, was ruled by a Kansas court to be the child’s [...]
Japanese Lawmakers Ponder Groundbreaking ART Legislation
The Japanese legislature currently is considering its first law governing third party sperm and egg donation and surrogacy—and the process so far has been fraught with contention and delays.