In Israel, same-sex couples and unmarried men will be able to have children through surrogacy in the future.
Israel's Ministry of Health says it will allow same-sex couples and unmarried men to have children through surrogacy starting next week.
This action follows a ruling by the Israeli Supreme Court in July last year.
Earlier, Israel's Supreme Court ordered the repeal of the system within six months, saying it was illegal to prevent same-sex couples and unmarried men from becoming parents through surrogacy.
At that time, the court ruled that the scope of recognition of 'who has the will to become a parent' should be expanded to include heterosexual couples and unmarried women, as well as same-sex couples and unmarried men.
Until now, Israel has allowed legal surrogacy on strict conditions only to heterosexual couples and unmarried women who cannot have children.
Some of the same-sex couples have spent a lot of money looking for surrogates abroad.
Accordingly, sexual minority groups and others have been demanding to expand the scope of surrogacy, and the Israeli Supreme Court ruled in February 2020 that same-sex couples and unmarried men can legally have children through surrogacy.
At that time, the Supreme Court ordered the amendment of the relevant law within one year, but the government delayed the amendment on the grounds that the possibility of implementing the legislation was low from a political point of view.
As a result, the LGBT group filed a lawsuit again, leading to the verdict.
Unlike other conservative Middle Eastern countries, Israel is relatively tolerant of LGBT people and their culture.