This article addresses the issue and practice of surrogacy in France. Surrogacy contracts are void under French law, and intermediaries, medical personnel, and in some cases, parents can be penalized if they partake in this method of ART. Consequently, the vast majority of French children born of surrogacy result from cross-border practices that their parents undertake. Divided into three parts, this chapter will first explore the French legal framework of surrogacy, then explore the cross-border practices at play and the difficulties they raise for ensuing parents and children once back on French soil, and finally examines diverse social movements and discourse either for or against the legalization of surrogacy in France. It concludes by arguing that before establishing a regulatory framework for surrogacy, the most pressing issue is to protect children born of French parents abroad via surrogacy once the family returns to the country.

本文讨论了法国代孕的问题和实践。根据法国法律，代孕合同无效，中介、医务人员，在某些情况下，如果父母参与这种 ART 方法，他们可能会受到处罚。因此，绝大多数通过代孕出生的法国儿童是由他们的父母进行的跨境行为造成的。分为三个部分，本章将首先探讨法国代孕的法律框架，然后探讨正在发挥作用的跨境做法及其为确保父母和子女重返法国土地所带来的困难，最后审视各种社会运动和话语支持或反对法国代孕合法化。它的结论是，在建立代孕监管框架之前，