Women’s group argues against surrogacy legalizationBy William Hetherington / Staff writer, with CNAThe Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation on Monday argued against the legalization of surrogacy, saying that the procedure “treats women’s wombs as tools.”The foundation on social media said that “wombs should not be treated as tools or commodities for producing children for others,” and that it was necessary to “safeguard women’s reproductive autonomy and bodily autonomy.”Surrogacy would introduce risks of physical and psychological harm, it said. The Executive Yuan last month proposed amendments to the act, which includes granting married female couples and single women access to legal assisted reproductive services. However, the Taiwan People’s Party also proposed an amendment that would legalize surrogacy in addition to assisted reproductive treatment for married female couples and single women. The foundation said assisted reproductive technologies are different from surrogacy, which could lead to the exploitation of women, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The most common assisted reproductive techniques used in surrogacy are artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, it said.

Source: Taipei Times January 14, 2026 17:11 UTC