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NSW fertility inquiry: surrogacy evidence under scrutiny

July 18, 2026 • Stephen Page

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In this episode of the Australian Family & Fertility Law Podcast, Multi-Award Winning Surrogacy & Fertility Lawyer Stephen Page sounds the alarm on the intense fight over surrogacy laws in Australia taking place inside the New South Wales Fertility Inquiry.

What was meant to be a progressive look into reducing IVF costs, improving regional medical access, and adjusting state donor limits has turned into an aggressive push by abolitionists to eliminate surrogacy altogether. Stephen dissects the controversial testimony of Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, who compared surrogacy to slavery and called for its global eradication. Stephen highlights the most shocking moment of the hearing: when asked for the empirical research supporting her core argument that surrogacy damages children, Ms. Alsalem admitted that no such data exists. Listen in to hear why evidence-based policy is currently under threat and how the fertility sector must respond to protect intended parents.

In This Episode:

The current landscape of the fight over surrogacy laws in Australia
An insider look at the New South Wales Fertility Inquiry hearings
Unpacking the UN Special Rapporteur's abolitionist stance on surrogacy
Exposing the complete lack of scientific evidence behind anti-surrogacy claims
Why ideological assertions cannot be allowed to dictate Australian family law
What this means for the future of intended parents and surrogates nationwide

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