The Israeli Supreme Court on Thursday authorized same-sex couples and single men to use surrogacy. This right was only granted in Israel to married heterosexual couples, before the passing of a law in 2018 authorizing the use of a surrogate mother for single or sterile women, but prohibiting it to same-sex couples and men single.
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The Supreme Court wrote in its ruling that "the legislature has 12 months to end discrimination against same-sex couples and single men" regarding the right to use surrogacy. "We won! It’s a moving day when Israel finally takes a step towards advanced states in the world in terms of rights for LGBT people, ” reacted in a press release Julien Bahloul, spokesperson for the Association of Gay Fathers of Israel. , who appealed against the law in 2018. "We are pleased that the Supreme Court made this courageous and just decision ," he added.
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This decision comes a few days before the legislative elections in Israel, which is considered a pioneer country in terms of the rights of gays and lesbians, but where homosexuality remains a taboo in religious circles.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's allied parties, including ultra-Orthodox parties, have strongly opposed GPA in the past for gay people and single men. The leader of the centrist Blue-white party Benny Gantz, main rival of Benjamin Netanyahu, reacted Thursday by affirming that "only his government could make pass a law" in conformity with the decision of the Supreme Court.
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