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I have been getting messages about this case for two weeks now. Some are from intended parents who are already mid-journey and frightened. Some are from people who were just about to sign with an agency and have suddenly frozen. And some are from people who have read one headline, drawn one conclusion, and want me to confirm it.

Every few months, someone emails me with a screenshot of a surrogacy map they found online. Usually it's colour-coded, usually it looks authoritative, and usually, at least one country on it is wrong.

Almost nobody comes to me asking about twins because they've always dreamed of having twins.

If you're German and you want a child through surrogacy, you already know the first hard fact: you cannot do it at home.

As of 26 July 2026, international intended parents can no longer enter into a surrogacy agreement in Kazakhstan. Not "restricted." Not "harder." Closed.

If you've found your way to this page, chances are you're standing at the very beginning of one of the most meaningful journeys of your life, or perhaps you're already partway down the road and starting to feel that quiet worry that you might be missing something important.

When intended parents come to me asking where to find "vetted" surrogacy clinics in Europe, I always pause on that one word: vetted. And this happens because it's where most of the confusion (and most of the risk) lives.

Over the past seven years of guiding intended parents across more than seven countries, I have watched the same quiet moment happen more times than I can count.

There's a moment that comes for almost everyone walking the surrogacy path. You've read the articles, you've watched the YouTube videos, maybe you've even had a few consultations. And then one evening, you sit down, look around, and realize something quietly painful: nobody in your life truly understands what this feels like.