Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’
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The rise in overseas surrogacy is increasing the risk of babies becoming stateless, according to experts. This warning follows the suspension of a 15-year effort by The Hague Conference on Private International Law to create a global convention on surrogacy, which was paused due to divisions among member states. The situation has spurred growing calls for urgent international regulation of the practice.
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The 15-year effort by The Hague Conference on Private International Law to establish a global surrogacy convention has been suspended.
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There are growing calls for urgent global regulation of overseas surrogacy.
Opinion- Different legal frameworks across countries
- HCCH convention suspended due to legal disagreements
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There are growing calls for urgent global regulation of overseas surrogacy.
OpinionThe rise in the use of surrogates abroad is leaving more babies at risk of becoming stateless.
The GuardianThe 15-year effort by The Hague Conference on Private International Law to establish a global surrogacy convention has been suspended.
The GuardianThe convention was paused due to divisions among member states.
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