Parents of children born through surrogacy are calling on the Government to bring in laws to protect them immediately.
Irish Families Through Surrogacy will hold a briefing for TDs and Senators later to highlight the need for the Health Assisted Human Reproduction Act, passed in 2024, to be enacted.
Right now, children born through surrogacy don’t have full legal recognition of their relationship with both parents.
Former Senator Mary Seery Kearney, a parent of a child born through surrogacy, says that creates significant legal and practical challenges:
