2021-01-13
KYIV - The unregulated surrogacy sphere in Ukraine, controls at the external border of the European Union as well as the closed borders and restrictions on movement introduced in 2020 due to COVID-19, lead to questionable decisions like moving Ukrainian women across the border to Poland to continue providing services.
While the surrogate mothers, babies, and biological parents are left in limbo the Ukrainian Government doesn't rush to give legal ground to the commercial surrogacy booming in the country.
This investigation piece, which includes interviews with surrogate mothers, lawyers, a human rights activist, and journalists studying this topic in Ukraine and Poland is meant to bring attention to the unregulated reproduction sphere in Ukraine, which puts at risk the lives and health of surrogate mothers and babies.
Photo: Kate Baklitskaya
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A grant of €11,028 was allocated on 09/12/2018ID
ECB/2018/JA2A/442ONLINE:
- Lack of regulation and COVID-19 leaves Ukrainian surrogate mothers and babies in limbo - New Eastern Europe, 24/12/2020;
- Poor legal regulation threatens health of Ukraine’s egg donors - New Eastern Europe, 15/03/2021
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