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A Irish woman's child, born via IVF abroad, lacks legal recognition for the biological mother due to pending laws.
A woman in Ireland says her one-year-old son, conceived via reciprocal IVF abroad using her wife’s egg and donor sperm, is only legally recognized as the child of the woman who carried him, leaving his biological mother without legal rights to make medical decisions or enroll him in school.
Despite a 2024 law passed to address assisted reproduction, it has not yet taken effect and excludes same-sex female couples using overseas clinics.
A government amending bill is in progress but lacks a timeline.
Many same-sex couples still travel abroad for treatment due to limited access and high costs in Ireland, leaving their children in legal limbo despite strong emotional and biological ties.
El niño de una mujer irlandesa, nacido a través de FIV en el extranjero, carece de reconocimiento legal para la madre biológica debido a leyes pendientes.