Currently, surrogacy is legal in the country
Campaigners in Ireland are moving towards the ban of surrogacy in the country reports Irish Times.
Jennifer Lahl, founder and president of the Center for Bioethics and Culture in California, spoke in Dublin at an event held by the Iona institute, a group also campaigning against surrogacy.
Lahl said that surrogacy was unsafe for women as it exploits and damages their mental health. She added that commercial surrogacy deprives children of “natural parentage” and treats them as commodities.
As the law currently stands in Ireland, the surrogate is the lawful mother of the child. If she is not married, she is the sole guardian but if she gets married, then her husband is the lawful father according to newstalk. There is no legislation to cover legal issues arising from surrogacy in Ireland.
This move follows several others in countries around the world. Recent reports show that Cambodia is also looking to ban surrogacy. Under Thailand surrogacy law, commercial surrogacy is banned, but married couples of the opposite sex can use a surrogate.
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