Greece moves to ban surrogacy for gay male couples and single men

Greece has moved to ban surrogacy for gay male couples and single men, despite legalising same-sex marriage and adoption last year.

In February last year, Greece’s parliament approved a bill that saw it become the first country with a Christian Orthodox majority to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption.

The significant victory was, however, overshadowed by the fact same-sex couples would still be prohibited from seeking medically assisted reproduction through a surrogate, meaning they can only adopt or arrange surrogacy outside their homeland. 

‘Inability to carry a pregnancy does not refer to an inability arising from one’s gender’  

On Tuesday (1 April), Minister of Justice of Greece, Giorgos Floridis, announced the plan to ban gay couples and single men from having children via

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