Having a Child through Surrogacy: Information for Intended Parents, Surrogates and Health Professionals about the Surrogacy Process in England and Wales (2018)
Department of Health and Social Care, “Having a Child through Surrogacy: Information for Intended Parents, Surrogates and Health Professionals about the Surrogacy Process in England and Wales,” Department of Health and Social Care (February 2018)
URL: www.gov.uk/government/publications/having-a-child-through-surrogacy
Abstract
The guidance for surrogates and intended parents sets out how to start a family through a surrogacy arrangement in England and Wales.
The guidance for healthcare professionals sets out good practice in providing care to people having a child through surrogacy.
The significance of these guidelines rests in their being the first of their kind in the United Kingdom, and the impact it will have for setting precedence and normalcy for paid gestational surrogacy in the days to come.
Disclaimer: Recognizing and acknowledging the significance this report/policy statement will have on women’s health does not indicate a tacit ethical endorsement of everything within the document or the organization it represents.
