Nightmare Ruling For Non-Genetically Related Israeli Parents By Surrogacy

The Israeli Supreme Court declared that in future cases, no parental status should be recognized for parents of children by surrogacy without a genetic connection to the child or children.

Excerpt: “This past December, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on whether a single Israeli mother with twins by gestational surrogacy, as well as egg and sperm donation, could be legally recognized under Israeli law as the children’s parent. The ruling rejected the mother’s arguments regarding parental rights. But while that outcome was not tragic for the mother at issue, it is disastrous for all others in a similar position.”

Ellen Trachman is the Managing Attorney of Trachman Law Center, LLC, and a regular contributor to the ‘AboveTheLaw’ platform.