Characteristics of Spanish families created through surrogacy

Despite the lack of quantitative data available on surrogacy in Spain, a number of indicators point out that it is an increasingly common way to access maternity and paternity today. This paper explores the main characteristics of Spanish families formed through surrogacy in different countries across the world. For this purpose, primary data obtained from the EMirrors survey will be provided. This survey aims to deepen the knowledge about the surrogacy processes undertaken by Spanish individuals to create their families, either with a partner or alone. Specifically, the results presented here offer a sociodemographic profile of the parents, but also show the motivations for choosing surrogacy and the main characteristics of these processes.