Norwegian Minister wants to punish surrogacy abroad

21-06-2022

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Norwegian Minister wants to punish surrogacy abroad

Having children through surrogacy can be compared to human trafficking. Therefore, the Norwegian Minister for Children and Families wants to punish Norwegians who have children with the help of surrogacy abroad.

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