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A proposal to ban all surrogacy in Colombia raises an obvious concern for Australians hoping to build a family there. But a bill before Congress is not the same thing as an enforceable law. Even if it secures enough votes, a further question remains: can it survive constitutional scrutiny? That distinction matters. Colombia’s Constitutional Court… Read More »Colombia surrogacy ban: will the new bill survive?

For every child born through surrogacy in Australia, around five children born overseas through surrogacy now apply for Australian citizenship by descent. That is the picture emerging from the latest figures discussed here. It is a striking comparison, even allowing for the fact that the domestic and international figures measure different things. In the year… Read More »International Surrogacy Births Hit a New Record

The Australian Law Reform Commission’s surrogacy inquiry could be an important moment for Australian families. Its report has been delivered to the Commonwealth Attorney-General and is due to be tabled in federal parliament. The question is not simply what the report recommends. It is whether Australia’s nine governments will work together to turn those recommendations… Read More »Surrogacy law reform: what’s next after the ALRC inquiry