By Renate Klein

In his offensively titled ‘Equality Bill’, NSW Independent MP Alex Greenwich proposes to – among other things – circumvent the federal ban on commercial surrogacy within Australia.

By Stephanie Bastiaan

This week, New South Wales is set to debate Independent MP Alex Greenwich’s Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023, a component of which seeks to decriminalise overseas commercial surrogacy. While altruistic surrogacy is legal throughout Australia, commercial surrogacy remains illegal (due to concerns regarding the exploitation of women and children), and in NSW, this includes procuring commercial surrogacy arrangements overseas. Greenwich has long been an advocate for surrogacy.