Comparative analysis of surrogacy in the Russian Federation and France

the relevance of the topic is beyond doubt, as the birth rate is falling all over the world and the number of couples suffering from infertility is increasing every year. Modern medical technologies (test tube conceiving) allow spouses to become holders of parental rights in relation to a child born by a surrogate mother, who is expected to abandon the child in favor of the spouses-customers. The authors conduct a comparative analysis of surrogacy in the Russian Federation and France and draw appropriate conclusions. The article provides statistical data on the birth of children and problems associated with conception and bearing a child both in Russia and in France. It should be noted that modern family legislation pays almost no attention to the institution of surrogacy, therefore, in our opinion, it is necessary to amend the Family Code of the Russian Federation and add a chapter devoted to surrogacy, including the Civil Code of the Russian Federation naming the surrogacy agreement, and also to determine the forms and methods of protecting the rights of the embryo.

surrogacy, IVF, spouses-customers, parents, children, demographic problems, agreement, infertility, ART, surrogate mother's refusal of the child, statistics