Legal limbo fears for surrogate children

Children born of a surrogate mother could find themselves in a legal tug-of-war if proposed laws follow the English model, it has been claimed.

The warning from the Department of Health said it would have drafting of proposed new laws on the subject ready in the first quarter of next year.

It is likely to require at least one of the intending parents in any surrogacy arrangement would have to be genetically related to the child.