First surrogate mother sentenced in Russia

03-08-2022

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First surrogate mother sentenced in Russia

For the first time, a Russian court has sentenced a woman for being a surrogate mother for a foreign couple. Accused of selling a baby and thus human trafficking, she now faces three years in a penal colony.

French MPs propose constitutional ban on surrogacy

French MPs want to engrave the ban on surrogacy in the Constitution to strengthen its current ban. Although the practice is officially forbidden, the current legislation is limited.

Four questions about how surrogacy functions in Europe

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 this photograph taken on June 12, 2020, Olga, a 26-year-old going through her second surrogacy and expecting twins for a Chinese couple, holds her belly as she walks in the small town of Sophiya Borshchagivka, near Kiev. Photo AFP, Sergei Supinsky

Russian bill: Surrogacy only available to Russian citizens

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.

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