Is surrogacy legal in Greece?
Commercial legal
Surrogacy is fully legal and regulated, allowing both altruistic and commercial arrangements.
Greece is one of 8 countries classified “Commercial legal” for surrogacy — 18% 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
- Serbia
- Banned All surrogacy arrangements are illegal in Serbia, though new legislation is under discussion.
- Italy
- Banned All forms of surrogacy are prohibited and punishable by imprisonment and fines.
- Slovakia
- Banned All surrogacy arrangements are illegal in Slovakia following a 2025 constitutional amendment.
- Ukraine
- Commercial legal Surrogacy is absolutely legal, including commercial arrangements for foreigners.
- Turkey
- Banned Surrogacy is effectively banned nationwide under the Civil Code and related health laws.
- Czech Republic
- Unregulated Surrogacy is not legally regulated in the Czech Republic and is generally considered legal.
Other laws in Greece
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
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.