Our director Helen Prosser has featured in the Guardian, calling for urgent surrogacy law reform. We were delighted to read Rachel Hall and Jessica Murray’s article quoting Helen and other experts who are urging ministers to update UK surrogacy law to prevent intended parents resorting to riskier arrangements abroad.  According to figures obtained by the Guardian, just under 1,000 children were born to surrogates in 2025 which is double the number in 2015.  But only 150 of these were born in the UK (where surrogates can only receive money for expenses) with the remainder born abroad. 

Helen explained that:

Brilliant Beginnings has been ‘forced to turn away new intended parents as demand for surrogates had soared well above the level they were able to provide’ and the ‘murkiness in the current legal system was off putting for surrogates and this was pushing parents to go abroad’.   She explained that ‘our frustration is we could make it easier here in the UK for people to stay here, but the law reform has been parked’. 

At Brilliant Beginnings we are committed to promoting ethical surrogacy, helping intended parents and surrogates build strong enduring relationships, safe in the knowledge they are supported at every step.