Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 19 : Surrogate Motherhood296. Artificial fertilisation of surrogate mother |
(1) | No artificial fertilisation of the surrogate mother may take place— |
(a) | Before the surrogate motherhood agreement is confirmed by the court; |
(b) | after the lapse of 18 months from the date of the confirmation of the agreement in question by the court. |
(2) | Any artificial fertilisation of a surrogate mother in the execution of an agreement contemplated in this Act must be done in accordance with the provisions of the National Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003). |