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

Photo of Lynn RuaneLynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Many of my questions were on the same issue because I was sitting here wondering what an enhancement of family law would look like. I thank Professor O'Mahony for that. I would welcome a view or comment from him in the context of international law. The Commission will not report on its position until later this year, but my question is aimed at improving my own understanding. President von der Leyen said that if you are a parent in one country, you are a parent in every country. The intention is to look at an international framework about how that exists. What exactly does that mean? Is that looking at it just in terms of recognition between member states or is it looking at setting an international framework for what parentage is that states would have to sign up to? Exactly what does it mean when it is broken down?

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