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Expert says Oireachtas international surrogacy committee is being ‘rushed’

Brian Tobin, deputy head of the School of Law in NUI Galway, has warned that the issue is a ‘legal minefield’

The 12-week committee on international surrogacy was established after multiple government departments, along with the Attorney General, did not develop an appropriate legal framework integrating international surrogacy arrangements

The time-limited Oireachtas committee on international surrogacy is a “rushed” process considering what a “legal minefield” the area is, according to a leading Irish legal academic.

Brian Tobin, deputy head of the School of Law in NUI Galway, was appearing in front of the Special Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy last week, where he presented on the complexities involved in legislating for international surrogacy.

Parents of children born through international surrogacy have been campaigning in ...