Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy
Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Kirsty Horsey:
I agree. As Ms Gamble alluded to earlier, if too much restriction is in place people are driven not only overseas but, for want of a better word, underground. There are some cases we have seen with surrogacy in the UK where it cannot necessarily be said that the surrogate entered into it with what we might call true informed consent but they are not the ones supported by agencies such as Ms Gamble's. They do not have independent people safeguarding their interests or the interests of the children. Although such cases are rare they do happen. It is another consequence of restriction and the misunderstanding of how difficult the process actually is.
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