Surrogacy Agreement in Russia and Foreign Countries

Based on the analysis of the norms of Russian and foreign legislation, the main issues of legal regulation of relations in the field of surrogate motherhood are identified. The questions of the theory and place of the surrogate motherhood agreement in the system of civil law obligations are considered. The author conducts an analysis of foreign experience in legal regulation in the studied area. The Belarusian experience in assisted reproductive technologies regulation, which is of interest to domestic legislation, is given particular attention. The paper provides concrete recommendations on improving Russian legislation in the field of surrogacy in order to prevent disputes regarding the origin of the child or children born to a woman who was bearing a fetus after transferring a donor embryo. The author concludes that it is necessary to establish, at the legislative level, non-medical restrictions for a surrogate mother. Recommendations on strengthening the mechanism for guaranteeing the rights of bona fide parties to a surrogate motherhood agreement are given. The expediency of establishing the maximum number of a woman to exercise the function of a surrogate mother is substantiated.

contract, civil liability, family relationship, paid services, surrogacy, surrogate mother, genetic mother, genetic parents, embryo, child, children, assisted reproductive technologies, in vitro fertilization

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