Is surrogacy legal in Portugal?
Altruistic only
Portugal allows surrogacy for heterosexual and lesbian couples under certain conditions, though parts of the law were suspended in 2018.
Portugal is one of 15 countries classified “Altruistic only” for surrogacy — 34% 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
- Spain
- Commercial legal Spain does not allow surrogacy domestically but permits it in other countries where it is legal.
- France
- Banned France declares all surrogacy arrangements void under the Civil Code since 1994.
- Ireland
- Unregulated Ireland has no specific law governing surrogacy, with only guidelines for Irish nationals abroad.
- Switzerland
- Banned Switzerland bans surrogacy, with penalties for clinicians and those arranging it, though surrogate mothers are still legal parents.
- Belgium
- Altruistic only Belgium allows only altruistic surrogacy, where intended parents pay only for related expenses, though there is no legal framework for the process.
- United Kingdom
- Altruistic only Altruistic surrogacy is legal in the UK, but commercial arrangements are prohibited under the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985.
Other laws in Portugal
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Assisted dying only
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
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