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Use of welfare of the child considerations
• Use in UK legislation • As a policy driver
• Changes over time
• Supportive parenting
Guidelines
The welfare of the future child born from surrogacy
There is little empirical evidence and no long‐term follow‐up studies regarding the social and psychological consequences of such an arrangement. No information is available for instance on the potential confusion about maternal roles. Long‐term consequences if the surrogate woman keeps in contact with the resulting family have not been studied either. The possibility of conflicts cannot be excluded.
Openness by the parents towards the child about its mode of conception is advisable. The wish of the child to know its genetic origin should be taken into consideration by the parents in cases where donor gametes or the oocyte of the surrogate have been used
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