TO ISSUE THE BIRTH NOTICE FOR A BABY BORN THROUGH SURROGACY
Circular No. 34/2015/TT-BYT has just been issued by the Ministry of Health on October 27, 2015 on amending and supplementing the Articles 2 of the Circular No. 17/2012/TT-BYT dated October 24, 2012 of the Ministry of Health regulating the issuance and use of the birth notice, and one of the most important contents is the regulations on issuing the birth notice for a baby through surrogacy.
In this case, a baby is born through surrogacy, intended parents or a woman who carries and gives birth (surrogate mother) must submit written confirmations about surrogacy enclosed herewith and certified true copy or a copy accompanied by the original of surrogacy agreement for humanitarian purposes between intended parents and surrogate mother to the medical examination and treatment facility where the baby is born.
The baby who is born through surrogacy shall be granted the Birth notice. This Birth notice shall serve as the basis for proving surrogacy when carrying out registration of birth.
This Circular takes effect on December 14, 2015.
