In the sphere of surrogacy, Ukrainian legislators have proven to
be far more progressive than many of their European colleagues.
Today, Ukraine is one of the very few surrogacy friendly countries
in Europe. Unlike other nations that limit or even ban surrogacy,
in Ukraine the intended parents of child are considered to be
biological parents from the moment of conception, and they are
specifically named as biological parents in the birth certificate
without any mentioning of surrogate mother.
Importantly, the surrogate cannot legally keep the child after
the birth. On the contrary: the child is considered to legally
belong to the prospective parents from the very moment conception.
In fact, in the legal history of Ukraine, there has not been a
single reported case of a disputed custody claim arising over a
surrogate parenting arrangement or the validity of a surrogacy
agreement. In sharp contrast, the laws in several U.S. states (and
in Russian Federation) allow a
