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Thailand begins public consultation on revised surrogacy bill
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The Department of Health Service Support under the Ministry of Public Health is moving to enhance Thailand’s health service system in line with the country’s social context and international standards.
Key facts
- It has invited the public, healthcare facilities, medical practitioners and other stakeholders to comment on the draft Protection of Children Born from Assisted Reproductive Technologies Act, commonly known as the revised surrogacy bill,
- On measures to help married LGBTQ+ couples have children, 92.7% agreed.
- On conditional surrogacy access for foreigners, 80.4% supported allowing foreign married couples to seek surrogacy in Thailand, provided the woman acting as the surrogate has the same nationality as either spouse.
- Another 81.2% supported allowing sperm, eggs and embryos to be exported.
- Under the revised bill, 79.6% supported clearly defined fee rates as one measure to help prevent unauthorised procedures outside the regulated system.
- Examples include a THB3,000 fee for each surrogacy approval and THB5,000 for each certificate of healthcare facility standards.
Summary
It has invited the public, healthcare facilities, medical practitioners and other stakeholders to comment on the draft Protection of Children Born from Assisted Reproductive Technologies Act, commonly known as the revised surrogacy bill, through the central legal consultation platform from Thursday (July 2, 2026) to Friday (July 31, 2026).
Phuwadech Surakhot, director-general of the Department of Health Service Support, said the original 2015 surrogacy law has been in force for nearly 10 years, while Thailand has become an ageing society and is facing rising infertility.