Host families with surrogate mothers can turn to IVF clinics next year

The rules are still so strict that same-sex couples are not yet eligible to have a child together. They often go abroad to satisfy their desire to have children. This is no longer necessary, according to a tour of the research program De Monitor

MC Kinderwens to Leiderdorp and Nij Geertgen in Elsendorp starting in 2019 with surrogacy for homosexual couples. Many clinics are still considering whether or not to offer IVF surrogacy to same-sex couples.

Kinderwens

Dennis had to travel to Canada with his partner Lody. Dennis: "Our relationship was dominated by the wish of our children for five years and we finally managed to become a father with a lot of help from others, a crowdfunding campaign and a lot of patience."

More and more people have the same problem. Yesterday, he spoke of "More than Desired", a platform for gays and lesbians wanting a child. "There were in the room up to 150 people interested in children, it would be so much simpler and finer than this process can be in the Netherlands."

Strict Conditions

The NVOG Occupational Group took office two years ago. to allow IVF surrogacy under strict conditions for prospective homosexual parents.

"We find every year that dozens of male couples go to doctors to make this request, but up to now this is not possible in the Netherlands and the Netherlands. men go abroad, "says gynecologist Annemiek Nap on behalf of the occupational group

Administrative problem

Clinics are particularly reluctant to deal with the psychological and legal care involved in the process. the surrogate mother and the child are legally protected if there is a problem during or after the treatment

For example, a surrogate mother may regret and no longer wish to abandon the child Legally, this is possible because it gives birth to the child and is therefore the mother of Dutch law

Limit the risks

Two years ago, the State Committee on the recalibration of parenthood had t recommended the introduction of a specific substitution scheme in Dutch law. This is to limit the risks for everyone involved.

One of the recommendations is to better protect the rights of expectant parents and the child. A surrogate mother who regrets then has six weeks to apply for dissolution of the surrogacy agreement through the court. She must have a good argument for that. It's a tough question that politicians have still not settled.

No parental authority

Skye was born last August. The same year, she was hospitalized with the RS virus, an infection of the lungs. "Our carrier had legal parenthood at that time, so we were not allowed to stay at Skye hospital." After the birth, the couple has come a long way to organize the custody of Skye.

"It's good that homosexual couples in clinics can become parents more easily, but the legislation also needs to be adjusted," says Dennis. "Now, for example, if you have a surrogate mother or a carrier, the mother cell should not find the egg, but you can not appeal in public, which is punishable."