Legal considerations surrounding surrogacy in Ukraine

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study is to analyze the legal framework regulating surrogacy relations in Ukraine, its main loopholes and collisions, and provide suggestions to improve the Ukrainian legislation on surrogacy.

Patients and methods: Materials and methods: The methodological framework of the research consists of general methods of analysis and synthesis, formal logical method and formal legal method.

Conclusion: Conclusions: The procedure for the implementation of surrogacy in Ukraine is enshrined in several regulatory acts. Ukrainian legislation has some loopholes and collisions, representing the challenges that have to be addressed in the nearest future. It is necessary to reconsider the existing legal acts to strengthen state control and supervision in this area for proper protection of the rights and responsibilities of subjects entering surrogate agreements.

Keywords: assisted reproductive technology; legal regulation; infertility; surrogacy.