Couples looking for surrogates still going to Ukraine
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
For years, Ukraine has been one of the world’s leading hubs for commercial surrogacy - attracting couples from around the world with lower costs and more relaxed laws. Despite Russia’s full-scale invasion, the industry has continued to operate. But now, a proposed law being debated in Ukraine’s parliament could ban surrogacy for foreign parents. Also: Rumours are swirling that a US-Iran deal could be close. Scientists have verified the existence of the second largest tsunami ever. CNN's founder Ted Turner has died. And a robot has become a Buddhist monk.
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| 0:38.3 | A BBC investigation has found that couples from all over the world are still going to Ukraine |
| 0:43.1 | in search of a surrogate despite the war with Russia. |
| 0:47.4 | President Trump says the U.S. has had very good talks with Iran to end the war, |
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| 1:24.5 | For years, Ukraine has been one of the world's leading hubs for commercial surrogacy, |
| 1:30.1 | attracting couples from around the world with lower costs and more relaxed laws. |
| 1:35.4 | Despite Russia's full-scale invasion, the industry has continued to operate. |
| 1:39.5 | But now a proposed law being debated in Ukraine's parliament could ban surrogacy for foreign parents, |
| 1:46.9 | threatening to dismantle one of the world's biggest surrogacy markets. |
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