Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985
Encyclopedia
The Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985 (c. 49) is an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
that prohibits commercial surrogacy
arrangements. It received Royal Assent on 16 July 1985.
The Act came about as a response to the birth, on 4 January 1985, of Britain's first commercial surrogate baby amid a widespread public outcry.
The Act was amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
(so that surrogate mothers can always keep the baby if they change their mind) and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
that prohibits commercial surrogacy
Surrogacy
Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a child for another couple or person. This woman may be the child's genetic mother , or she may carry the pregnancy to delivery after having an embryo, to which she has no genetic relationship whatsoever, transferred to her uterus...
arrangements. It received Royal Assent on 16 July 1985.
The Act came about as a response to the birth, on 4 January 1985, of Britain's first commercial surrogate baby amid a widespread public outcry.
The Act was amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
The 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Coverage:The act covers several areas:# The licensing of human fertility treatment involving the use of donated genetic material ....
(so that surrogate mothers can always keep the baby if they change their mind) and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
The Bill's discussion in Parliament did not permit time to debate whether it should extend abortion rights under the Abortion Act 1967 to also cover Northern Ireland...
.