'The law doesn't recognise me as her mother': Parents call on Government to start surrogacy law

Former senator Mary Seery Kearney and her daughter Scarlett.

Children of surrogacy face daily injustice for “being born into a family the law has not yet caught up with”, with parents calling on the Government to address the urgent need to shore up the law.

Under Irish law, children do not have full legal recognition of their relationship with both parents, creating significant legal and practical challenges for families.