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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Parents hail ‘life-changing’ plans to overhaul UK’s ‘outdated’ surrogacy laws

Charlie Watson

Parents whose children have been born via a surrogate have welcomed law reforms they say will make the process more accessible.

Under current rules, intended parents can be left waiting up to a year to be granted a parental order recognising them as the baby’s legal parents, during which period the surrogate remains the child’s legal mother and both parties could potentially renege on their agreement.

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