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Authorities investigate after Thai women held prisoner on human egg surrogacy farm

While three women were freed, the Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women warned that a hundred more remain prisoner.

Prof Josef Hanna demonstrates the process he and his team of scientists used to develop models of early-stage human embryos without using an egg, sperm or womb, offering a glimpse into the first weeks of embryonic development, in a laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel S
 Surrogacy; Illustrative

Armenia allows foreigners to join surrogacy program, boosting options for Israelis

 Baby with two baby teeth.

Parents welcome first baby born to gay couple via surrogacy in Israel

 Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin delivers a speech during a session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia April 7, 2022.

Russia to bar foreigners from using its surrogate mothers - lawmaker


LGBTQ group petition High Court to enforce surrogacy law

Despite the High Court’s clear ruling, the Health Ministry’s legal division is throwing up obstacles, which systematically thwart that from happening.

LGBTQ flag

Where do babies come from: New exhibition examines the options

Ruth Schreiber’s new exhibition spotlights many of the seeming multitude of options for becoming a parent, now facilitated by advances made in the medical and hi-tech fields.

 TODAY, SCIENCE and technology offer all sorts of options for becoming a parent.

Why one religious woman chose to be a surrogate

Sara Cohen, an American-born Israeli, religious, manifested her idea of becoming a surrogate. She gave birth to two girls to a couple from Tel Aviv who conviviality and down-to-earthiness with her.

 A pregnant Sara Cohen with her husband

Time's up: Government nearing High Court deadline for surrogacy equality

The deadline was set in a partial ruling in a suit filed by Etai Pinkas, an LGBTQ+ activist who has served as chairman of the Agudah in the past.

High Court of Justice May 3, 2020

Eight babies born through surrogates in Georgia brought to Israel

Like Israel, Georgia has a two-week required quarantine for people arriving from abroad, and theirs is enforced by police.

From right: Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Prof. Shmuel Sandler, and Prof. Efraim Inbar.