The Amazing Surrogacy Project
For Love & Law: Creating Ethical, Inclusive Surrogacy in Australia
Sarah Jefford was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2024, to research best practice surrogacy to inform law reform in Australia. Sarah travelled overseas between [...]
Social Surrogacy: Choosing how to grow a family
Social surrogacy - if you have a uterus, should you be forced to use it? I am a huge advocate for everyone's right [...]
Surrogacy and Ethics: shaping the industry
Surrogacy and ethics - our responsibility to shape the industry. There are less than 150 surrogacy births in Australia, and over 300 children [...]
Why criminalising commercial surrogacy is not the answer (and doesn’t work) GalleryWhy criminalising commercial surrogacy is not the answer (and doesn’t work)
Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Blog, Commercial & Compensated surrogacy, Law reform, New South Wales, Queensland, Surrogacy, Surrogacy laws
Why criminalising commercial surrogacy is not the answer (and doesn’t work)
Why criminalising commercial surrogacy is not the answer (and doesn't work). In Australia and internationally, there are calls to criminalise commercial surrogacy. While [...]
Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin – November 2025
Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin - November 2025 It's been a long time since drinks and so much has happened in the last year [...]
Surrogacy in Australia: A Journey of Love, Law & Reform – Law Society Journal
My article for the Law Society Journal was published in December 2025. Read the full article - here.
Western Australia Surrogacy Law Reform
West Australians, particularly single and gay men, have long waited for the surrogacy laws to become more accessible. Under the old Surrogacy Act [...]
Australia’s surrogacy law review
The Australian government announced a review of Australia's surrogacy laws and the Australian Law Reform Commission is now conducting that review. Initial submissions [...]
NSW Parentage Orders for International Surrogacy
Are NSW parentage orders available for children born via international surrogacy? Recent changes in NSW with the introduction of the Equality Act may [...]
Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford (she/her). I’m a family creation lawyer, practising in surrogacy and donor conception arrangements. I’m an IVF mum, an egg donor and a traditional surrogate, and I delivered a baby for two dads in 2018.
I advocate for positive, best practice surrogacy arrangements within Australia, and provide support and education to help intended parents make informed decisions when pursuing overseas surrogacy.
