The legal situation of gestation by substitution in Spain

Authors

  • Jagdish Kumar Chulani Raymond 690795646

Keywords:

surrogate pregnancy, intended parents, filiation, international public policy, interests of the child

Abstract

This paper attempts to make an initial assessment of the phenomenon of surrogate pregnancy in our country. Article 10 of the Spanish Law 14/2006 of 26th May on Assisted Human Reproduction Techniques expressly provides that: (a) The surrogate gestation contract shall be null and void; (b) The filiation of children born by substitute pregnancy shall be determined by childbirth. However, despite the clarity of the precept, Spanish children born abroad can now be registered in the Civil Registry by means of this reproduction technique, provided that the formal requirements laid down in the Instruction of 5th October 2010 of the Directorate-General for Registers and Notaries on filiation registration of children born through surrogate pregnancy are met. 

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Author Biography

  • Jagdish Kumar Chulani Raymond, 690795646

    Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL).

    Máster Oficial Universitario en Derecho de Familia y Sistemas Hereditarios, por la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).

    Profesor asociado del área de Derecho Civil del Departamento de Disciplinas Jurídicas Básicas de la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL).

    Técnico Titulado Superior con desempeño de funciones propias del Cuerpo Superior de Administradores, escala Administradores Generales (Grupo A, Subgrupo A1) en la Secretaría General de la Agencia Tributaria Canaria

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Published

2021-01-31

Issue

No. 38 (2021)

Section

Artículos