18. Is there:
a. any public discussion about the topic Yes
b. planning of new regulation at national level No
French case law is developed in accordance with French law, which maintains an absolute prohibition on the practice of surrogacy while aiming to find a solution compatible with the right to respect for the private life of children born under surrogate arrangements.
Public debate continues on this topic, which raises particularly strong ethical issues.
The question was widely debated in the context of the examination of the bioethics bill and in particular after the reversal of jurisprudence operated by the Court of Cassation which weakened the ban on surrogacy in France.
19. Please specify any additional relevant aspects which were not mentioned. N/A