The new laws that could disrupt Ukraine's global surrogacy hub - Global Women, BBC World Service

Ukraine has long been one of the world’s leading hubs for surrogacy - attracting would-be parents from around the world with lower costs and relatively relaxed laws. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Even after Russia’s full-scale invasion, the industry has continued to operate, with fertility clinics adapting to life in a war zone. But now, a proposed law being debated in Ukraine’s parliament could ban surrogacy for foreign parents - a move that could dismantle one of the world’s biggest surrogacy markets. Our Global Health Reporter Sofia Bettiza travelled to Kyiv to find out what this new law could change. 00:00 Intro 01:32 Elena and Igor’s parenthood journey in a warzone 03:48 Storing embryos during conflict 04:41 Karina’s story: The rise of young surrogate mothers 05:54 The debate: Exploitation or opportunity? 06:30 The commercialisation of the surrogacy market 07:26 The wartime nannies 08:45 The newborn babies waiting for their families 09:52 The abandoned boy who was never collected 10:44 Interview: The owner of Biotexcom faces difficult questions 11:56 How a new surrogacy law could change everything 13:01 Anastasia’s story: Surrogacy as a financial lifeline 13:34 Conclusion: The human impact Global Health Reporter: Sofia Bettiza Directed and Filmed by: Fay Nurse BBC News Ukrainian Producer: Victoria Prisedskaya BBC News Ukrainian Producer: Victoria Kalimbet Executive Producer: Ben Allen Executive Commissioning Editor: Claire Williams Thanks to BBC News Ukrainian Watch more documentaries from across BBC World Service here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fADt3h_U2SOWErIq-xtXPD For more documentaries with women at the centre, head to this playlist 👉🏽 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4eYtF5I_1IVsiww2H3irZWx&si=p_jx_VhRtY3PNfBg ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #ukraine #surrogate #surrogacy