Having children in cross-border contexts: late-family formation among homoparental families in Spain
Raúl Sánchez-Molina,
Nancy Anne Konvalinka
Abstract:Considered until recently unfit to rear children, non-heterosexual people have been excluded from forming families in most countries. Many, worldwide, demand access to family formation, claiming the same aptitudes as heterosexual people for raising children. However, when non-heterosexual singles and couples want to become parents in Spain, they must consider transnational contexts, resorting to inter-country adoption or surrogacy abroad, processes that contribute to delay their family formation. They must con… Show more
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