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Four questions about how surrogacy functions in Europe

21-04-2022

European Union

Lennart Nijenhuis, CNE.news

Four questions about how surrogacy functions in Europe

Photo AFP, Sergei Supinsky

European Union

The Italian right-wing politician Matteo Salvini initiatied a popular bill to limit surrogacy in Italy. It comes at a time of growing criticism towards these ‘wombs for hire’.

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