Four questions about how surrogacy functions in Europe

A group of parliamentarians has submitted a bill under which surrogacy programs will only be available to Russian citizens in Russia. Too many children end in abuse or sexual slavery, the politicians say.

In the midst of the war in Ukraine, the country’s surrogate mothers are in a dilemma between legal contracts and family.

In war-torn Ukraine, we see how surrogacy can lead to parentless children. Babies are left by their surrogate mothers, but their commissioning parents are unable to pick them up. The result? Traumatised babies who are at risk of developing long term bonding problems.