Brussels, Belgium
November 5, 2021
The MHB Advocacy and Research Forum
Part 3: Panel Discussion
The scope of the problem / Impact of negative attitudes
Current legislative status across Europe (no domestic options, obstacles for recognizing families and providing parental rights
How attitudes, even held by a minority, prevent political appetite to change legislation
Impact of negative current legislative status: punitive legislation, administrative hostility, avoidable financial burdens
(How children may feel when surrogacy as a moral dilemma is discussed on a national stage)

Panelists:
Sjors Veenendaal, a board member of Meer dan Gewenst, The Netherlands.
Jens Landwehr, founder and Chairman of VFLLD, an association in Germany to support legalization of surrogacy through education, events and family support.
Cedric Ghighi-Bonnin, General Secretary of the association APGL (France)
Fabien Gaudry, International Outreach Associate for Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation (Switzerland)

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