Trans Men Giving Birth and Reflections on Fatherhood: What to Expect?

Surrogacy reform and its impact on the child’s right to birth registration

“…Surrogacy reform, and its impact on birth registration and birth certificates, must be considered from a children’s rights perspective. Failure to do so will inevitably result in disputes before the courts, as is evident in respect to transgender parents, and calls for law reform ( Gerber and Lindner, 2015 , McCandless, 2017 , Margaria, 2020 , SlothNielsen and SlothNielsen, 2020 ). It is time to take stock of the purpose of a birth certificate and to assess whether it can facilitate children to adequately enjoy their rights under the CRC.…”

“…Analysis to date has demonstrated that birth registration and subsequent birth certificates require particular attention. Indeed, wider reform of the birth registration system in itself has frequently been discussed ( Crawshaw et al, 2017 , McCandless, 2017 , Higgs, 2018 ), as has specific reform in respect to transgender parents ( Margaria, 2020 , SlothNielsen and SlothNielsen, 2020 ).…”