Surrogacy is prohibited in Germany
“A surrogate mother is a mother who gives the child she carries to another person or family.” (Source: Wikipedia, as of 27.06.2023)
In this podcast episode, Tobias Devooght talks about starting a family. Together with his husband he had a daughter and a son. This was made possible by an egg donor and a surrogate mother.
In a conversation with Christine, Tobias talks about the background of surrogacy. Since surrogacy is prohibited in Germany, Tobias and his husband traveled to the United States. Her parenthood was recognized in Germany. In the current episode of the podcast “wahlverwandtschaft” you can find out what role the egg donor and the surrogate mother play in everyday family life.
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- Tobias at Instagram:@dads.kids.miracles
- Tobias is involved in the association“Verein zur Förderung der Legalisierung der Leihmutterschaft in Deutschland e.V.“.
- Tobias and his husband were also on this topic in the SWR Nachtcafé