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Europe News

Italy criminalises surrogacy abroad with new law, sparking controversy

Italy's new law criminalises seeking surrogacy abroad, with penalties including jail time and hefty fines. Critics argue it unfairly targets same-sex parents and lacks clarity in implementation.

17/10/2024

World News

Vatican calls gender-affirming surgery violations of human dignity

The Vatican's new doctrine put both gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy on par with abortion and euthanasia.

08/04/2024

Health news

Spanish TV star has surrogate baby using her late son's frozen sperm

Ana Obregón, 68, said only parents who had lost a child have a right to express an opinion on the matter.

06/04/2023

Health news

Ukraine war leaves surrogate babies stranded in a Kyiv bomb shelter

Dozens of babies born to surrogate mothers are waiting in a Kyiv bomb shelter for their foreign biological parents to claim them, as the war in Ukraine tears through a once booming cross-border business.

11/03/2022

My Europe Series

The emotional and financial price of surrogacy

What are the ethical arguments for and against surrogacy in Europe? And is it just about how healthy your finances are, as some believe? Euronews' Senior Foreign Correspondent Valerie Gauriat delves deep in a continent-wide investigation.

25/09/2020

United Kingdom

UK mother who got stuck in Ukraine with surrogate baby shares ordeal

Nadene had her baby through surrogacy in Ukraine and got stuck there after the borders closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. She tells Euronews about her new family’s epic first weeks.

19/05/2020

France

Gay and single parents in France could soon get the right to IVF in th

Currently assisted reproduction techniques are available only to straight couples with fertility problems who are married or have lived together for at least two years.

16/09/2019

Ukraine

Spain to reject babies born to surrogate mothers in Ukraine

A statement released by the Spanish embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday said the Spanish government is due to begin rejecting babies born to surrogate mothers in Ukraine.

20/02/2019

World News

Where in Europe is surrogacy legal?

Couples in Europe are dodging surrogacy bans at home by spending large sums of money abroad in their bid to have a baby.

13/09/2018

Ukraine

Spanish families stranded in Ukraine with their surrogate babies

Dozens of Spanish families who have had children via surrogate mothers in Ukraine are being blocked from returning home, with the Spanish government citing issues of medical malpractice and human trafficking in the industry.

30/08/2018