Abstract
The aim of this article is to analyse Israeli surrogacy law from the genesis of the Embryo Carrying
Agreement Act 1996 to the present day. While originally the purpose of this discipline focused on the transmission of the Jewish identity to descendants, over time, following the Israeli Supreme Court’s double intervention, surrogacy had also been made accessible to same-sex couples, and single LGBTIQ+. This represented a breakthrough because the Israeli Supreme Court placed on an equal level, from the point of view of responsibility towards the newborn, of anyone who decided to make the choice to become a parent, regardless of sex, gender or sexual orientation.