Hey there,

It is always worth a visit to a FS to just suss out what the options are. You may find that even though there is something that on paper is illegal - there are options to get around it.

Surrogacy is illegal in SA (laws may have changed recently for hetero couples), but in doing IVF and creating embryos both partners become owners of them (there is paperwork that you sign to prove this) and in doing so you have the choice as a partnership of what you want to do with them. We asked a FS outright if this meant we could use the embryos in both our pregnancies, and he said yes!

Good luck with TTC!