Department of Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
Medicine, Hull York Medical School, York, North Yorkshire, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 2023 May 22;99(1170):358-362. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2022-141625.
Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction in which a woman bears a child on behalf of a couple or individual with the intention of handing over care of the child to the intending parent(s) at or soon after birth. The law surrounding surrogacy is complex for healthcare professionals, surrogates and intending parent(s) to navigate. This review article summarises the laws and potential legal complications of surrogacy in the UK. While altruistic surrogacy is permitted, commercial surrogacy is outlawed in this country. Both traditional and gestational surrogacy may be performed and UK law now also permits surrogacy for same sex couples, unmarried couples and single individuals as intending parent(s). Legal parenthood of the child is transferred from the surrogate to the intending parent(s) via application for a parental order between 6 weeks and 6 months after birth. Legal complications include time restrictions for parental order applications and breaches of reasonable payments to surrogates.
代孕是一种辅助生殖方法，其中一名女性代表一对夫妇或个人怀孕，意图在出生时或之后不久将孩子的照顾权交给预期的父母。代孕的法律对医疗保健专业人员、代孕者和预期父母来说都是复杂的，难以理解。本文综述了英国代孕的法律和潜在法律并发症。虽然允许无偿代孕，但在这个国家商业代孕是违法的。传统代孕和妊娠代孕都可以进行，英国法律现在也允许同性伴侣、未婚伴侣和单身个人作为预期父母进行代孕。孩子的合法父母身份通过在出生后 6 周到 6 个月之间申请父母令，从代孕者转移给预期父母。法律并发症包括申请父母令的时间限制和违反向代孕者支付合理报酬的规定。
