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The legal vacuum on surrogacy: Risks and challenges under European Human Rights standard’s Cover

The legal vacuum on surrogacy: Risks and challenges under European Human Rights standard’s

By: Ueda Kokuja  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejels-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2519-1284 | Journal ISSN: 2520-0429
Language: English
Page range: 32 - 43
Published on: Jun 16, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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