MPs have opposed calls to fast-track surrogacy reforms – despite a petition signed by more than 113,000 people.
The rebuttal is in part because of mounting concerns about wider ethical issues around surrogacy, with the number of babies being born in this way rising steadily.
Surrogacy in the UK is legal but strictly regulated and, other than reasonable expenses, no money is allowed to change hands. This means surrogacy abroad is attractive and lucrative; and growing numbers of Britons, particularly same-sex partners, are using foreign surrogacy clinics – despite greater legal risks.
