... transfer allow the surrogate mother to carry a child which is derived from the sperm and egg of the commissioning parents. In the case of 'partial' surrogacy, on the other hand, the surrogate mother is genetically related to the child; she usually conceives following insemination of the commissioning fathers sperm, or, more rarely, following sexual intercourse with him. Donor sperm may also be used. Partial surrogacy therefore offers the possibility of genetic parenthood to commissioning father only whilst full surrogacy can enable both commissioning parents to become genetic parents. Even though the commissioning parents may be the genetic parents of the child, they do not acquire legal parenthood automatically. This is a result of s.27(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, according to which, it is the gestational mother who is to be considered the legal mother of the child. In light of this it is the surrogate ...

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