Israel today lifted restrictions on same-sex couples and unmarried men from becoming parents through a surrogate mother in the country, upholding a Supreme Court ruling ending the measure.
“This is a historic day for the LGBTQI + community in Israel,” Health Minister Nijan Horowitz told a news conference, announcing that the ministry had issued a circular giving equal access for all to have a child through a surrogate mother.
The Israeli community LOATKI + has for years demanded that it be allowed the right to have a child through a surrogate mother, something that is accessible to both heterosexual couples and unmarried mothers.
In July, the Supreme Court, at the request of gay rights activists, ruled that the ban on same-sex couples and unmarried men violating their rights should be lifted within six months.
The restrictions only applied to the choice of this procedure in Israel, and some of those who wished to have a child in this way chose to travel abroad to do so.
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