title: Legitimizing surrogacy in Israel.
abstract: Recently the Israeli Parliament passed legislation regarding all aspects of assisted reproductive techniques, including surrogacy. The main points of this legislation are presented and discussed. The most important aspects are: (i) a public committee authorizes and supervises every single case; (ii) only full surrogacy is permitted; (iii) the agreement is not commercial, reasonable expenses can be paid to the surrogate mother under the supervision of the Approving Committee; (iv) the surrogate mother must be single or divorced; (v) under certain conditions the surrogate mother can withdraw from the agreement; (vi) the child is under the tutelage of a social worker, representing the state, from birth until the completion of the adoption procedure. The religious, social and legal status of surrogate pregnancies worldwide are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benshushan
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Schenker
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D013533:Gestational Carriers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*