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Across Europe, single men can ‘buy’ a child

15-06-2022

Central Europe

Lennart Nijenhuis, CNE.news

Across Europe, single men can ‘buy’ a child

Ukrainian employees care for surrogacy babies in Kyiv. Photo AFP, Sergei Supinsky

Central Europe

The Czech capital Prague is becoming increasingly popular for commercial surrogacy motherhood. Officially it is forbidden, but in practice, a lot is possible. Gay couples and single men can also pick up a child here.

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