Surrogacy Insights

• Surrogacy has been legal since 2002. Law on Human Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights. (Law No. ZR-474, 11 December 2002).
• Legally married heterosexual couples or single women who can provide their own eggs.
• The intended mother must be 52 years or younger.
• The surrogate must be between the ages of 18 – 39 years, have given birth previously, and can only participate in 2 surrogacy journeys.
• The Intended Parents must visit Armenia to start the process. It cannot be initiated from abroad.
• Compensated surrogacy is permitted.
• Sperm or egg donation cannot be anonymous.
• The surrogacy or donor contracts must be signed in person before a notary.
• The surrogate cannot have a biological connection to the child she carries, and at birth, a DNA test must prove she is not related to the child.
• The government of Armenia has a program that pays for surrogacy services for those families who lost sons during the war.
• Intended Parent’s names will appear on the birth certificate.
• Genetic testing to determine the sex of the child is prohibited unless there is a risk of inheriting genetic problems.