We are delighted that, following a public petition started by parents through US surrogacy which has attracted more than 100,000 signatures, Parliament will on 7 September debate whether UK surrogacy law should change. The debate is being introduced by Dave Robertson MP, with other backbench MPs having the opportunity to contribute before the government responds.

With surrogacy reform having stalled since 2023, we know that this may be a key moment in which the government will be evaluating the likely reception to any reform proposals. We also know that anti-surrogacy campaigners will be actively seeking MPs to reflect their views. It is therefore critical that MPs are given a full and accurate picture of the lived realities of surrogacy from surrogates and parents.

This is a key opportunity to write to your MP and ask for their help. To help you, we have set out some suggested wording below, but heartfelt personal messages always carry the most weight so please do adapt and make it your own.

If you get a positive response from a supportive MP, please let us know. We are also happy to speak to them if it would be helpful.

Thank you

Dear Mr/Ms [Find your MP’s name and email address here]

Debate about surrogacy in Parliament on 7 September 2026

I am one of your constituents and am writing to ask you to speak on my behalf at the Westminster Hall debate on surrogacy on 7 September 2026.

I am [surrogate/a parent through surrogacy/professional etc].

Please tell your story – why you engaged in surrogacy, how you have found the process.

Please say why you think surrogacy law needs to change, emphasising the personal – what obstacles you faced, how current UK law contributed to them and why you think the current UK legal framework is not good enough.

Please draw on any of the following which you think helpful:

UK surrogacy law was written in the 1980s, when surrogacy – in its infancy – was feared to be risky, and non-traditional families were less accepted.  Over the last 40 years, lived experience has taught us that surrogates do not regularly change their minds, and that children thrive if they are loved, regardless of the number or gender of their parents. The law has not kept up. While other parts of fertility law have been modernised, surrogacy law has not. The law makes the surrogate and her husband the child’s legal parents at birth, making UK surrogacy arrangements informal and frayed with vulnerability for everyone. The parents have to go through a lengthy and intrusive court process to become legal parents to a child who has in reality always been theirs. Not enough UK surrogates come forward, and three quarters of UK parents are now driven abroad for surrogacy instead. International surrogacy arrangements leave children in legal limbo (recognised as the intended parents’ children in the country of birth but not in the UK). While legitimate ethical concerns may be raised about how surrogacy is practiced in a minority of international arrangements, this is not a reason to leave children in limbo, or to fail to regulate surrogacy properly at home. High Court judges have described the current law law as ‘irreconcilably conflicting’ and ‘the very antithesis of sensible’ and repeatedly called for ‘better regulation’ of surrogacy in the UK. The UK surrogacy framework is woefully out of date, and needs urgent reform.

Please would you consider speaking at the Westminster Hall debate on 7 September, sharing my experience and supporting the call made by this petition.

I enclose a Parliamentary briefing document prepared by NGA Law (leading UK surrogacy law firm) and Brilliant Beginnings (non-profit UK surrogacy organisation) with further information.

Best wishes