Future Directions in Surrogacy Law: Law and Policy Reform in the UK and Beyond

by Natalie Gamble (Contribution by), Alan Brown (Contribution by), Marianna Iliadou (Contribution by), Lottie Park-Morton (Contribution by), Brian Tobin (Contribution by)

Overview

This edited collection brings together a range of experts on surrogacy, at a time when the law in the UK has been fully reconsidered for the first time in generations.

Society has developed significantly since surrogacy laws were first written and the existing law is out of date and no longer fit for purpose. Each chapter in this collection considers one aspect of surrogacy regulation and analyses the potential effectiveness of proposed reforms or suggests what changes should be made based on experience in other jurisdictions.

This is an unprecedented contribution to the public and regulatory debate on surrogacy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529238761
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	04/22/2025
Series:	Law, Society, Policy
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kirsty Horsey is Professor of Law at the University of Kent.

Zaina Mahmoud is Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool.

Katherine Wade is Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Future Directions in Surrogacy Law – Law and Policy Reform in the UK and Beyond – Kirsty Horsey, Zaina Mahmoud and Katherine Wade

Part 1: Perspectives on the Surrogacy Landscape

2. From Wilful Neglect to Progressive Support: Surrogacy Law and Its Human Impact – Linder Pott and Alan White

3. How UK Surrogates Navigate Arrangements, Processes and the Law – Kirsty Horsey

4. Why UK Parents Go Overseas: The Challenges, and What It Means for UK Law Reform – Natalie Gamble

Part 2: Specific Issues in the Law Commission Recommendations

5. The Genetic Link Requirement: Reconsidering the Arguments for Double Donation – Lottie Park-Morton

6. Reconsidering Payments to the Surrogate: Can the ‘Ambiguities’ be Resolved? – Alan Brown

7. The Creation of the Surrogacy Register: A New Dawn for Children’s Rights in Relation to Origin Information? – Katherine Wade

Part 3: International Impacts and Perspectives

8. Comparing Surrogates’ Healthcare Provision in the UK and California – Zaina Mahmoud

9. Surrogacy in Europe: The Findings of the ECtHR and the Law Commissions’ Reform Proposals – Marianna Iliadou

10. Ireland’s Irreconcilable Approaches to Domestic and International Surrogacy? – Brian Tobin

11. Regulating Ethics: Potential Lessons From New Zealand – Debra Wilson

Epilogue: Future Directions in Surrogacy Law – Law and Policy Reform in the UK and Beyond – Kirsty Horsey, Zaina Mahmoud and Katherine Wade