Legislation to regulate surrogacy clears Oireachtas

The legislation, which has concluded its passage in the Seanad, will also regulate more frequently-undertaken AHR treatments such as IVF or ICSI .

It will also provide access to information for children born through assisted human reproduction both in Ireland and abroad. In a statement, she said Ireland is now the first country to legislate for a framework that enshrines the Verona Principles, which are internationally recognised and set out by the International Social Services organisation - a UN-recognised organisation - which ensures that an ethical surrogacy is undertaken in the best interests of any child or children born.

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