The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/surrogacy/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png surrogacy | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/surrogacy/ 32 32 Vatican: Gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy ‘contradictory to human dignity’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/vatican-gender-affirming-surgery-and-surrogacy-contradictory-to-human-dignity/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:08:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3263680 New 20-page doctrinal statement also reiterates rejection of gender theory; pope's confidant casts document as conservative kowtow to anti-gay cardinals miffed by liberal pontiff

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]]> Knesset shoots down opposition bill to enable adoption for same sex couples https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-shoots-down-opposition-bill-to-enable-adoption-for-same-sex-couples/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:55:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2958313 Openly gay Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana bucks coalition position, votes for legislation sponsored by MK Yorai Lahav-Hertzano, who slams government as most LGBTQ-phobic ever

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]]> Children by surrogacy to be allowed for same-sex couples, single men from next week https://www.timesofisrael.com/children-by-surrogacy-to-be-allowed-for-same-sex-couples-single-men-from-next-week/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:21:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2677423 Health Minister Horowitz stresses transgender people will be included in regulation change in wake of last year's High Court ruling; rights groups welcome 'historic day'

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]]> Daily Briefing August 26 – Afghan collapse: Lessons for the future https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-august-26-afghan-collapse-lessons-for-the-future/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:48:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2606389 Ops & Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag and political analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discuss blog commentary on Afghanistan and Labor party head Merav Michaeli's baby by surrogate

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]]> After criticism of US trip, minister reveals she went to meet her surrogate baby https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-criticism-of-her-us-trip-minister-reveals-she-went-to-meet-surrogate-baby/ Sat, 21 Aug 2021 20:52:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2603506 Merav Michaeli faced backlash over her travel against government recommendations, but censure stops as she shares news of her new child, Uri

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]]> High Court: Ban on surrogacy for same-sex couples, single men to end in 6 months https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-ban-on-surrogacy-for-same-sex-couples-single-men-to-end-in-6-months/ Sun, 11 Jul 2021 11:57:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2579972 After government said it was 'unfeasible' to change the law and asked justices to intervene, top court delivers landmark ruling that ends 11-year legal battle

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]]> US court rules son born abroad to gay Israeli-American couple is a citizen https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-rules-son-born-abroad-to-gay-israeli-american-couple-is-a-us-citizen/ Sat, 10 Oct 2020 04:59:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2405165 Judges strike down State Department appeal over earlier decision child is American despite being conceived with Israeli father's sperm and born in Canada using a surrogate mother

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]]> Israeli same-sex couples seek end to surrogacy discrimination https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-same-sex-couples-seek-end-to-surrogacy-discrimination/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:47:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2371224 Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn says government intends to pass a surrogacy bill by the end of the year in order to comply with recent Supreme Court ruling

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]]> Knesset says no to surrogacy for gay men, but minister vows it will happen https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-says-no-to-surrogacy-for-gay-men-but-minister-vows-it-will-happen/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 14:51:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2338379 Before opposition proposal is defeated, Justice Minister Nissenkorn pledges to advance government-supported legislation to grant equal right to parenthood by end of the year

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]]> Ramat Gan daycare rescinds spot for child with gay parents, father tells TV https://www.timesofisrael.com/ramat-gan-daycare-turns-down-child-with-gay-parents-father-tells-tv/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 03:18:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2323174 Manager of children's center says she is religious and unable to communicate with men; dad of 4-month-old says 'it really hurt me'

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]]> Lockdown strands 100 surrogate babies in Ukraine, bound for Europe and Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/lockdown-strands-100-surrogate-babies-in-ukraine-bound-for-europe-and-israel/ Fri, 15 May 2020 06:48:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2306551 Video shows facility with some 50 infants whose foreign parents cannot collect them due to border closures imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic

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]]> High Court extends surrogacy rights to gay couples, single men https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-extends-surrogacy-rights-to-gay-couples/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:28:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2248852 Ruling celebrated as 'dramatic and exciting' by activists; court gives Knesset one year to amend discriminatory legislation

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]]> Pop artist Ivri Lider sings about the joys of new parenthood https://www.timesofisrael.com/pop-artist-ivri-lider-sings-about-the-joys-of-new-parenthood/ Sun, 23 Feb 2020 12:10:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2245552 The popular singer, who became a first-time father in October, mixes flashy pop performance and emotional solo sets at Saturday night performance

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]]> US-Israeli gay married couple sues after daughter denied US citizenship https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israeli-gay-married-couple-sues-after-daughter-denied-us-citizenship/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 22:44:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2147579 Lawsuit says State Department discriminates against married same-sex couples and treats their children as if they were born out of wedlock

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]]> More than 100 rabbis and cantors urge New York state to legalize surrogacy https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-100-rabbis-and-cantors-urge-new-york-state-to-legalize-surrogacy/ Wed, 15 May 2019 06:18:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2075940 Letter calls on lawmakers to pass Child-Parent Security Act; says family is 'at the core of most of the major Jewish life cycle events'

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