Dr Lydia Bracken speaking to the Oireachtas Joint Committee
Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Dr Lydia Bracken was invited to present to the Oireachtas, on 1 February, about her surrogacy research. Presenting her research before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Disability Equality and Integration on Surrogacy,

Dr Bracken argued that surrogacy must be subject to specific legal regulation in order to comply with the best interests principle and that law, policy and practice in the area must be shaped by children’s rights and research on children’s experiences

Dr Bracken’s contribution was referred to in the Irish Examiner twice,  The Times, and BreakingNews.ie, among other news outlets.