Is surrogacy legal in Thailand?
Altruistic only
Thailand bans foreign commercial surrogacy but allows Thai residents to have altruistic arrangements.
Thailand 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
- Vietnam
- Altruistic only Vietnam allows altruistic surrogacy for married couples with specific conditions, effective from 2015.
- Hong Kong
- Banned Commercial surrogacy is criminal in Hong Kong under the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance.
- Malaysia
- Banned Surrogacy is prohibited in Malaysia by a fatwa issued in 2008.
- India
- Altruistic only India allows altruistic surrogacy for married couples with medical grounds, but bans commercial surrogacy for foreigners.
- Philippines
- Unregulated There is no legal framework for surrogacy in the Philippines, and it is prohibited by the Philippine Society of Reproductive Medicine.
- China
- Banned China forbids surrogacy with penalties for medical professionals, though underground commercial surrogacy exists.
Other laws in Thailand
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- 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.