Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy
Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion
Mr. Karl Duff:
This is a concern. It is mentioned in our opening statement and also reflected in the issues paper. With respect to health, it would probably need to echo some of the provisions in the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 in how that deals with surrogacy. What we are talking about here is the risk of exploitation of women in poorer countries. Mr. O'Connor talked about bad actors or intermediaries in this process. When we say we are concerned about the rights of surrogate mothers who may be in a poorer jurisdiction, we are referring to the fact that there are actors involved and these surrogate mothers may be taken advantage of. That is our reference in that regard.
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