1. Is surrogacy regulated by a specific law in your country? No
2. Is surrogacy regulated in another way? (please specify) Yes. In the Act on Health § 166 sets a restrictive list of special procedures for reproduction. Surrogacy fails to be contained in the list. Consequently, surrogacy cannot be performed in Hungary.
3. Has surrogacy been the subject of jurisprudence/court cases in your country? Yes. Historically, surrogacy was originally (1997) an item in this list, and the list was exemplary. An amendment of the Act was adopted in 1999, skipping surrogacy from the list, and making the restrictive list. This amendment was preceded by a broad professional, juristic and ethic discussion.
4. Is there a legal definition of the term “surrogacy”? (please specify). No. Not in force. Surrogacy (under the name of “dajkaterhesség”) used to be defined originally in § 183. (1) of the Health Act