Tag: Surrogacy

The Australian Law Reform Commission has proposed some pretty radical changes to our surrogacy laws, including the removal of legal, economic and social barriers to this exploitative practice, writes Monica Doumit.

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has told the Australian Law Reform Commission that all forms of surrogacy are “unacceptable” and called for stronger enforcement of the country’s ban on overseas commercial surrogacy.

I’m not exactly sure who or what a "social family" is but I am certain that it was not what the framers of the Convention of the Rights of the Child had in mind when articulating the obvious idea that a child should be cared for by their parents, writes Monica Doumit.

How is it that our politicians were so outraged by a video of a social media influencer separating a baby wombat from its mother but have nothing to say about the four children that come to Australia each week after being separated from their surrogate mothers overseas, asks Monica Doumit.

In the latest illustration of how commercial surrogacy arrangements can go terribly wrong, two women in their 60s commissioned two Ukrainian surrogates to give birth to “twins.” These poor kids will soon enough be the primary carers for women old enough to be their great-grandmother, writes Monica Doumit.

Premier Chris Minns has backed a contentious bill proposed by independent member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich, that would see people able to have the sex on their birth certificate changed simply by signing a form.

When the former Chief Justice of the Family Court describes surrogacy as “the new frontline in the trafficking and commodification of women and newborn children,” politicians should listen—especially as they consider a bill in two weeks to liberalise NSW’s surrogacy laws, writes Monica Doumit.

Australians are the highest per capita users of overseas surrogates. We can do better for poor women overseas than suggesting they lift themselves out of poverty by being surrogates for wealthy, Australian couples, writes Monica Doumit.

Europe takes a stand against human trafficking with new laws on surrogacy. Understand the conditions under which it is considered a crime.

Call comes as more than 100 newborns are stranded due to coronavirus travel restrictions.

Early last week, the Australian published an article (‘Kenya a new surrogacy source’, 3 June 2019) by Legal Affairs Correspondent, Nicola Berkovic, drawing attention...