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Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Reform surrogacy laws and support LGBT+ parents

Closed 94 signatures

What the petition asks

Surrogacy laws date back all the way to the 1980s. Parents should be able to advertise a surrogate without the fear of prosecution from the law, why this is illegal is beyond me. A parental order should be issued immediately for the couple when the baby is born from the surrogate.
LGBT+ parents especially are limited in what they can do to secure surrogacy easily and quickly.

See: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/11/surrogacy-reform-gay-couple-uk-same-sex-parents-consultation-torquay-devon/

Timeline

26 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
26 Feb 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 94
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 26 Aug 2020
Closed 26 Feb 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.