School of Nursing and Midwifery, De Montfort University, 8.17 Edith Murphy House, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2013 Sep;27(3):271-9. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.03.016. Epub 2013 Apr 6.
Assisted reproduction technologies have developed at an extraordinary rate in recent years. This, combined with the changing landscape of legal, technical and social possibilities, enables gay men to consider their options for fatherhood as new opportunities emerge for them to create families. Media coverage of gay celebrities embracing surrogacy as a way of having a family and high-profile legal cases have raised awareness of surrogacy across the world. However, gay fatherhood achieved through assisted reproduction is a highly under-researched area, both in the UK and internationally. The research that currently exists on gay fatherhood is largely related to gay men who become parents through processes such as adoption and fostering and children conceived through previous heterosexual relationships. Much of this evidence has centred on parenting experiences, the outcomes for children or the legal perspectives. This paper outlines the different types of surrogacy and the legal issues facing gay men who choose this route to parenthood, summarizes the limited research on gay men and surrogacy and discusses gaps in the current knowledge base.
近年来，辅助生殖技术发展迅速。再加上法律、技术和社会可能性的不断变化，使得男同性恋者可以考虑他们的生育选择，因为他们有了新的机会来组建家庭。媒体对同性恋名人通过代孕来组建家庭的报道以及备受瞩目的法律案件，使代孕在全球范围内得到了更多的关注。然而，通过辅助生殖实现的男同性恋生育是一个在英国和国际上都研究不足的领域。目前关于男同性恋生育的研究主要集中在通过收养和寄养成为父母的男同性恋者，以及通过以前的异性恋关系生育的孩子。这些证据主要集中在育儿经验、儿童的结果或法律观点上。本文概述了不同类型的代孕以及选择这种生育方式的男同性恋者所面临的法律问题，总结了关于男同性恋者和代孕的有限研究，并讨论了当前知识基础中的空白。
