Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
3-13-2024
Abstract
The images of thousands of abandoned babies around the world gave the transnational commercial surrogacy market a global spotlight in 2020 when COVID-19 travel bans hit. As borders closed, intended parents or “fertility tourists” were unable to claim newborns born to surrogate mothers in Russia, Ukraine, the United States, and elsewhere. Babies were left for months in hospitals, orphanages, or in the hands of surrogacy agencies. “‘The image’—of the [commercial surrogacy] industry— ‘was really bad.’” Much attention has been paid to the effects of abortion regulation and access to contraception on women’s reproductive freedom. However, the politics of pregnancy through surrogacy legislation, beyond the photos of crying infants and distraught women, is not a commonly discussed topic.
This post was originally published on the Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review on March h 13, 2024. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.
Recommended Citation
Ko, Elleme, "The Future of Transnational Surrogacy: Where Do Italy and the UK Stand Now?" (2024). Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review Blog. 104.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/ciclr-online/104
