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Surrogacy for LGBTQ+ families and single parents
The short answer
LGBTQ+ couples and single parents can use surrogacy in the USA, where it is open regardless of orientation, gender identity or marital status, and through SMARTPath’s Mexico programs. Ukraine is limited to married heterosexual couples.
Your options
- USA: the most inclusive option, with established legal protections.
- Mexico: more affordable and LGBTQ+ friendly, with contracts designed to protect all intended parents.
- Ukraine: not available to same-sex couples or single parents.
What you’ll need
- An egg donor, for gay male couples and single men
- A fertility clinic for IVF
- A gestational carrier
- Legal representation
Check your home country
The rules that matter most may be at home. Parentage and citizenship can differ for same-sex couples and single parents, so take advice in your own country as well as where your baby is born.