Third Party Reproduction in Asia
Each country has different laws, regulations, certification bodies and processes for egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy.
We aim to give you an overview of everything that you need to know to start your journey in Asia and beyond.
Each country sets its own rules for egg donation, sperm donation and surrogacy, and who is eligible depends heavily on marital status and sexual orientation. Most Asian countries restrict donor treatment and surrogacy to married opposite-sex couples, so single and LGBTQIA+ Asian intended parents usually travel; the most openly accessible destinations are the USA, Canada, and Spain. Depending on your citizenship and marriage, Taiwan, India or, less frequently, Thailand, may also be open to you.
How to read this: each status combines who is legally eligible with how hard treatment is to obtain in practice (donor or surrogate supply, waiting times, and whether you must travel). Embryo donation and gamete import/export are covered on each country guide.
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Egg donation, sperm donation and surrogacy by country. Select a row to open the full country guide.
| Country | Egg donation | Sperm donation | Surrogacy | Key details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third-party reproduction in USANorth America | All family types — readily available | All family types — readily available | All family types — some friction | Large, diverse, fast-access donor market; commercial donation allowed; equal access for all family types (clinic experience varies by state). Surrogacy is permitted and available in favourable states but high cost. |
| Third-party reproduction in CanadaNorth America | All family types — some friction | All family types — some friction | All family types — some friction | All third-party reproduction must be altruistic (payment prohibited). Open to citizens and travellers and to all family types, but altruistic-only rules create donor and surrogate waiting lists. |
| Third-party reproduction in SpainEurope | All family types — readily available | All family types — readily available | Not permitted | Leading European destination: large, fast donor supply, anonymous-only, but few Asian donors, LGBT and single friendly. Surrogacy is illegal. |
| Third-party reproduction in United KingdomEurope | All family types — significant barriers | All family types — significant barriers | All family types — significant barriers | Equal access for all family types; donors must be identifiable. Donor (especially Asian) and surrogate shortages cause long waiting lists; surrogacy is altruistic-only with a parental-order process after birth. |
| Third-party reproduction in AustraliaOceania | All family types — significant barriers | All family types — significant barriers | All family types — usually go abroad | Altruistic only — commercial donation and surrogacy are criminal. Small donor pool: 6 to 18 month waits, much longer for an Asian donor; about 75% of surrogacy births occur overseas. |
| Third-party reproduction in TaiwanAsia | Married couples — some friction | Married couples — some friction | Not permitted | Egg and sperm donation legal but only for married man-and-woman couples with infertility; a growing destination for eligible couples. A Dec 2025 draft reform may admit married female same-sex couples and single women but is not yet enacted. Surrogacy not permitted. |
| Third-party reproduction in IndiaAsia | Married couples & single people (conditions apply) — Indians only | Married couples & single people (conditions apply) — Indians only | Married couples & single people (conditions apply) — Indians only, significant barriers | Donor IVF open to legally married Indian couples and single women (21+); single men, unmarried couples and LGBTQIA+ excluded in practice. Surrogacy is bureaucratic and barred to foreign nationals. |
| Third-party reproduction in ThailandAsia | Married couples & same-sex couples (conditions apply) — significant barriers | Married couples & same-sex couples (conditions apply) — significant barriers | Married couples — usually go abroad | Marriage certificate required. Donor must share the recipient's nationality. Since the 2025 Marriage Equality Act, married same-sex couples can access IVF. Surrogacy is restricted to Thai nationals. |
| Third-party reproduction in South KoreaAsia | Married couples & single people (conditions apply) — significant barriers | Married couples & single people (conditions apply) — significant barriers | Married couples (conditions apply) — usually go abroad | Donation is permitted but clinic guidelines restrict donor-gamete ART to married man-and-woman couples; donor supply is scarce. Single-women IVF was clarified as legal in 2025 but remains unavailable in practice; surrogacy is unregulated with no real provider. |
| Third-party reproduction in ChinaAsia | Married couples (conditions apply) — usually go abroad | Married couples — significant barriers | Not permitted | ART restricted to legally married man-and-woman couples with an infertility diagnosis. Egg donation only via egg-sharing by women already in IVF — no egg banks, supply very low. Surrogacy not permitted; many travel abroad. |
| Third-party reproduction in Hong KongAsia | Married couples — usually go abroad | Married couples — significant barriers | Married couples (conditions apply) — usually go abroad | Limited to opposite-sex married couples. No local egg or sperm banks — donors are family or friends, or imported via a licensed centre. Altruistic surrogacy is legal in theory but no Hong Kong centre offers it. |
| Third-party reproduction in JapanAsia | Married couples — usually go abroad | Married couples — significant barriers | Not permitted | Donor-gamete ART limited to legally married couples by professional-society guidelines. Egg donation is legal but extremely rare (donor shortage); surrogacy is effectively banned with no provider. |
| Third-party reproduction in SingaporeAsia | Married couples — usually go abroad | Married couples — significant barriers | Not permitted | Donor gametes permitted (altruistic) but only for legally married man-and-woman couples; single people and same-sex couples cannot access any service. Severe egg shortage — couples import frozen donor eggs or travel. No domestic surrogacy. |
| Third-party reproduction in MalaysiaAsia | Married couples (conditions apply) — usually go abroad | Married couples (conditions apply) — usually go abroad | Not permitted | No ART statute; a 2025 guideline declares donation prohibited. An unregulated private donor-egg market continues but is legally precarious. Surrogacy is prohibited. |
| Third-party reproduction in PhilippinesAsia | Not available | Married couples (conditions apply) — usually go abroad | Not permitted | No ART statute; ethics rules limit ART to married man-and-woman couples and endorse only homologous IVF. Those needing a donor go abroad. No licensed surrogacy pathway. |
Status combines who is legally eligible with how hard treatment is to obtain in practice. Compiled from BAF country guides, reviewed May 2026. This page is general information, not legal or medical advice — always confirm current rules with a qualified professional in the relevant country.
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