Changes in legislation and problems of reproductive tourism: review of hearings in the public chamber of the Russian Federation

The review article was prepared based on the results of public hearings held in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on the topic: "Changes in legislation and problems of reproductive tourism." During the discussion, the following problems were raised: a) the lack of a unified register of statistical information on the implemented donor programs and ART cycles, b) the commercialization of the surrogacy program; c) exploitation of women - surrogate mothers experiencing material difficulties through their participation in ART programs; d) expanding the participation of private clinics and ART centers in the implementation of programs to overcome infertility in the Russian Federation; e) request for participation in programs to overcome infertility of persons with non-traditional sexual orientation, especially citizens of foreign countries; f) lack of responsibility for participants in ART programs in case of violation of the terms of the contract or committing other illegal actions. Most of the participants in the public hearings expressed solidarity in the opinion of the need to improve the legislative regulation of the use of assisted reproductive technologies in the Russian Federation by prohibiting advertising of surrogacy, creating a unified federal register of completed ART cycles and patient escort routes, prohibiting commercial surrogacy, expanding the category of citizens participating in surrogacy motherhood programs, determining the nature of the surrogacy agreement, developing clear requirements for participants in the surrogacy program.

medical law, demography, national security, child rights, assisted reproductive technologies, surrogacy, coronavirus pandemic, family law, review of public hearings, Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, health protection