Is surrogacy legal in China?
Banned
Surrogacy is forbidden by regulation in China, prohibiting medical professionals from performing procedures.
China is one of 15 countries classified “Banned” for surrogacy — 33% of the 45 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Surrogacy laws by country
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- South Korea
- Unregulated Surrogacy was mostly unregulated in South Korea as of the mid-2010s, though commercial aspects became illegal.
- Hong Kong
- Banned Commercial surrogacy is a criminal offense in Hong Kong, while altruistic surrogacy is unregulated.
- Vietnam
- Altruistic only Altruistic surrogacy is legal for specific married couples under strict conditions.
- India
- Altruistic only Altruistic surrogacy is legal for eligible Indian couples, while commercial surrogacy is banned.
- Kyrgyzstan
- Commercial legal Surrogacy is officially regulated and accessible to all individuals regardless of marital status or medical indications.
- Japan
- Unregulated Surrogacy remains unregulated in Japan despite a 2008 proposal to ban commercial arrangements.
Other laws in China
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.