At the first Sino-European Forum on Human Rights, held in Strasbourg, France on Friday, Chinese experts have explained that surrogate mothers are now "illegal" in China while European experts expressed that the concept is also very difficult to define in Europe.
Xia Yinlan, professor of the China University of Political Science and Law and President of the China Marriage and Family Law Society, gives a presentation concerning how to protect children's best interests at the first Sino-European Forum on Human Rights held in Strasbourg, France on Dec. 4, 2015. [Photo by Zhang Rui/China.org.cn]
Xia Yinlan, a professor at the China University of Political Science and Law and president of the China Marriage and Family Law Society, said that China has been discussing the issue and there is no clear legal definition in China.
"According to current laws, it's illegal," Xia said, "and because it involves money and trade, it violates ethics and morals and also violates a mother's dignity."
