Surrogacy

Dozens of Israeli couples and surrogate mothers face indefinite delays in their surrogacy processes due to the sudden replacement of the Ministry of Health committee members.

Hundreds of Israeli families pursuing surrogacy in Colombia face severe uncertainty as local lawmakers push for a total ban and harsh prison sentences for organizers.

The Supreme Court annulled adoption orders for a couple who used surrogacy in Northern Cyprus, ruling that surrogate waiver forms cannot replace statutory informed consent.

The US Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal by a surrogate mother who fled to Texas to avoid an abortion and sought custody, affirming the biological parents' rights.

Actress Lena Dunham and her husband Luis Felber have welcomed their first child via surrogate, sharing her deeply personal journey to motherhood in Vogue.

A CBS News investigation exposed major loopholes in the US surrogacy industry, highlighting undocumented surrogates, deceptive multiple contracts, and Chinese billionaire Xu Bo fathering over 100 children. The controversy intersects with the ongoing national debate over birthright citizenship.

A surrogate mother who refused an abortion after a severe heart defect was diagnosed has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court over custody and legal parenthood rights.

Israel's National Insurance Institute offers maternity grants ranging from 2,103 NIS for a first child to 15,771 NIS for triplets. The automatic payments assist families with immediate newborn expenses, covering home births, adoptions, and surrogacy.

A surrogate mother became pregnant naturally in parallel with the surrogacy process. A son and daughter were born on the same day by cesarean section. The court was required to rule on the issue of parenthood. Both families intend to raise the children in contact with each other.

Even in his second round on the cooking reality show, Eliav Sasson manages to stand out and receive many compliments from the judges. While preparing the next dish for them, the cook shared his desire to become a father and the challenging journey he is going through alongside his partner on the way to parenthood: "I need the prayers of the entire nation of Israel."

A surrogate mother who refused to terminate a pregnancy after a rare heart defect was diagnosed has launched a legal battle. The baby was born in Texas, handed over to his parents, and is receiving medical care. Dr. Assad Khoury, director of the Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects Unit at Rambam, explains the syndrome: "Without intervention, mortality is 100%, and the baby could die...

Liz Cohen, a 34-year-old mother of two, decided to become a surrogate mother for a couple she had never met before. She shared a moving conversation with her eldest son, who described her choice as a noble act.

Yossi came out of the closet only at age 28 and swore to himself that he would no longer live a lie. Together with Eli, they are raising a pair of twins ("I am tired to levels I cannot imagine, but it is the most amazing thing there is") and they tell what it is like to be a gay family in Rishon LeZion compared to Tel Aviv and the dream of making culture accessible to the periphery.