Across Europe, single men can ‘buy’ a child

Serenella has Italian genes. But she has born to a Ukrainian surrogate mother. The Italian judges are going to find out where she belongs.

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’.

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.