Greece Bans Surrogacy for Same-Sex Male Couples

Politics 2 April 2025 11:00

The Greek Minister of Justice, George Floridis, has introduced new legislation that prevents same-sex male couples and single men from becoming parents through surrogacy. The amendment to the Civil Code (Article 1350) clarifies that the inability to conceive due to sex is not considered a medical impossibility of pregnancy. Floridis emphasized that the change aims to protect against potential exploitation, highlighting the risk of Greece becoming a hub for surrogate mother trafficking under previous regulations, CE Report quotes Athens-Macedonian

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Greece Bans Surrogacy for Same-Sex Male Couples

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