Gay men meet in Brussels to discuss surrogacy

by Beatrice Credi - 2016.09.19

Gay men from throughout Europe who might want babies are meeting in Brussels on September 24th and 25th to discuss surrogacy. The meeting, organized by the association Men Having Babies (MHB) has 4 objectives in mind:



1) To spread the idea that surrogacy can be a beautiful experience if ethical criteria are followed. It does not become a commercial venture if the safety and rights of all involved are protected;



2) To promote one regulation for surrogacy - in which intermediaries, surrogates, and agencies are not-for-profit;



3) To encourage member State to embrace this practice and stop forcing people to go abroad;



4) To establish a compensation that is regulated by law but which is not dependent on specific results.



MHB highlights the fact that, despite surrogacy being one of the few ways in which gay men can form an independent family, the majority of individuals who use “gestation for others” are heterosexual.