Is surrogacy legal in Colombia?
Unregulated
Colombia lacks clear surrogacy laws, with children registered under the surrogate's name and legal parentage determined by court.
Colombia is one of 10 countries classified “Unregulated” for surrogacy — 23% of the 44 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Surrogacy laws by country
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Cuba
- Altruistic only Cuba allows altruistic surrogacy following a 2022 family law referendum.
- Brazil
- Altruistic only Brazil bans commercial surrogacy but allows altruistic surrogacy, though it's practiced illegally.
- Mexico
- Varies by region Surrogacy is unregulated in most Mexican states, but two states (Sinaloa and Tabasco) have civil codes that regulate it, with Tabasco's law being declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2021.
- United States
- Varies by region Surrogacy laws vary significantly by state in the United States, with some states being friendly to surrogacy while others are not.
- Canada
- Altruistic only Canada permits only altruistic surrogacy with reimbursement allowed for expenses.
- Portugal
- Altruistic only Portugal allows surrogacy for heterosexual and lesbian couples under certain conditions, though parts of the law were suspended in 2018.
Other laws in Colombia
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia legal
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-out (presumed consent)
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.