Intended parents

Assisted reproductive treatments (ART) with gamete donors is a complex process that requires consideration of social, ethical and legal issues. While in the U.S. there are both anonymous and public donation, in some countries, however, only anonymous donation is allowed. Read more

When in a surrogacy process it is necessary to resort to egg donation, it is necessary to know the laws about oocyte donation in the country where the surrogacy will take place. Read more

Fertility tourism, also known as reproductive tourism or cross-border reproductive care, is a type of medical tourism that involves traveling to a foreign country or another jurisdiction to undergo fertility treatment, usually surrogacy, donor conception, or gender selection Read more

Depending on the country of origin of an intercountry adoption, the requirements of the adopters and the formalities for carrying out the adoption may vary. Read more

Surrogacy may be applied in Denmark, but only in the traditional form, without financial compensation and with subsequent adoption. Read more

Domestic adoption is a child protection mesure that enables a family to be formed with helpless children who cannot be with their biological parents. Read more

International surrogacy refers to surrogacy arrangements that involve a surrogate who lives in an overseas country. Learn about the most popular countries. Read more

Portugal approves free surrogacy applied solely for medical reasons. We will tell you the conditions and situation for foreigners. Read more

The surrogacy process must be well defined in the contract in order to avoid complications for the surrogate mother and/or parents. Read more

Surrogacy is legal in the UK, as explained in the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985. Intended parents must apply for a parental order to be the legal parents. Read more