Ukraine Surrogacy Dispatches
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A woman doing her third international surrogacy reflects on how surrogacy is "absolutely, completely different" from carrying and giving…
Recently, I spoke to a surrogate who is part way through her third international surrogacy. She is 36 years old, married and has two children of her…
May 1
April 2023
Ukraine considers temporarily banning international surrogacy
Ukraine is considering a law that would ban commercial surrogacy for foreigners for the duration of the war and for the three years following. Earlier…
Apr 26
A surrogate who gave birth a month before the start of the war
Last week, I had the chance to speak to Nataliya, who was a surrogate in 2021-22. In late 2020, when Nataliya found herself in need of some money. Her…
Apr 20
March 2023
A Ukrainian woman carrying her eighth and ninth surrogate babies
Last week, I spoke with Liudmila, a 36-year-old woman living in Kyiv. She has one daughter of her own, who is 16. But Liudmila has also brought seven…
Mar 13
February 2023
One year in
Just over a year ago, I launched Ukraine Surrogacy Dispatches. I wanted to know what would happen to international surrogacy in a time of war. Early on…
Feb 23
November 2022
Canadian intended parents start a surrogacy in Ukraine despite the war
Until now, I have only interviewed people who signed up for surrogacy in Ukraine before the war started. Last week, I spoke to someone who has chosen to…
Nov 7, 2022
October 2022
A surrogacy that started just before the war brings a healthy baby this week
I have been following the story of this American intended mother since two days after the war began. Her child was conceived just before the war, with…
Oct 7, 2022
August 2022
Open for business?
The war notwithstanding, surrogacy continues in Ukraine. This week Ukraine marked 31 years of independence, but it was too dangerous to formally…
Aug 26, 2022
An American intended parent, two-thirds of the way through a surrogacy in Ukraine
I first spoke to this intended mother, an American, two days after the war began. (You can read that interview here.) Her child had been conceived just…
Aug 4, 2022
May 2022
Surrogacy and the refugee. Part three: Is it okay to help a Ukrainian refugee in exchange for surrogacy?
This is the third part in a three-part post about surrogacy and being a refugee. Part one summarizes stories about families rescuing their former…
May 26, 2022
Surrogacy and the refugee. Part two: Should intended parents sponsor their pregnant surrogate as a refugee?
This is part two in a three-part post about surrogacy and refugees. Part one summarizes stories about families rescuing their former surrogates from the…
May 25, 2022
Surrogacy and the refugee. Part one: Intended parents rescue former surrogates
This is part one in a three-part post about surrogacy and refugees. In the item below, I summarize some recent stories about families rescuing their…
May 24, 2022
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