Is surrogacy legal in Poland?
Unregulated
Surrogacy is mostly unregulated in Poland, with the Family Code defining the birth mother as the legal mother.
Poland is one of 10 countries classified “Unregulated” for surrogacy — 22% 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
- Slovakia
- Banned All surrogacy arrangements are illegal in Slovakia following a 2025 constitutional amendment.
- Czech Republic
- Unregulated Surrogacy is not legally regulated in the Czech Republic and is generally considered legal.
- Germany
- Banned Surrogacy is completely prohibited in Germany under the German Civil Code.
- Ukraine
- Commercial legal Surrogacy is absolutely legal, including commercial arrangements for foreigners.
- Serbia
- Banned All surrogacy arrangements are illegal in Serbia, though new legislation is under discussion.
- Netherlands
- Altruistic only Altruistic surrogacy is legal while commercial surrogacy is illegal in the Netherlands.
Other laws in Poland
- Abortion
- Legal (limited)
- Euthanasia
- Illegal
- 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.