The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French docs admit to illegally helping gay couples have kids Some 130 doctors in France owned up on Friday to having helped gay couples to have children, in the hope of denouncing the "incoherence" of French law, which does not allow it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160318/france-doctors-admit-to-illegally-helping-gay-couples-have-children Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:02:34 +0100 france-doctors-admit-to-illegally-helping-gay-couples-have-children French surrogate mum 'defrauded gay couples' A French court is trying a woman on charges of defrauding two gay couples who hired her as a surrogate mother, which is illegal in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160127/french-surrogate-mum-on-trial-for-defrauding-gay-couples Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:40:16 +0100 french-surrogate-mum-on-trial-for-defrauding-gay-couples France told to recognise kids born to surrogates The European Court of Human Rights ordered France on Thursday to recognize the status of children born abroad to surrogate mothers, even though surrogacy is currently illegal in France. On Friday France said it would not be appealing against the ruling. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140626/ruling-could-undo-surrogacy-ban-in-france Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:13:00 +0200 ruling-could-undo-surrogacy-ban-in-france Hollande's u-turn shows 'disdain for lesbians' Gay rights groups and leftist political parties slammed the French government on Tuesday for an apparent u-turn on legislation that would have legalized medically assisted procreation for lesbian couples. Conservatives however were heralding a victory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140204/hollande-capitulates-on-family-law-critics-say Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:38:00 +0100 hollande-capitulates-on-family-law-critics-say Hollande puts off family law to avoid new fight A day after massive protests over President François Hollande's "family phobia", his government on Monday abruptly postponed plans to pass a controversial new family bill, that would likely have picked another fight with France's traditional conservatives. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140203/french-leaders-back-down-on-gay-family-law Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:58:00 +0100 french-leaders-back-down-on-gay-family-law France urged to act over US surrogate agency Surrogate motherhood might be illegal in France, but that hasn't stopped an American surrogacy agency from holding meetings here, much to the ire of a group of French lawmakers who want authorities to take action. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140116/french-senators-target-american-surrogate-mother-agency Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:07:00 +0100 french-senators-target-american-surrogate-mother-agency