Mitä sijaissynnytyksissä syntyneistä lapsista tiedetään?

Surrogacy is often described in media and politics dramatically, and with an emphasis on risks. There is very little research on children born in surrogacy, which may also be one reason for the lack of legislation on surrogacy in some countries. Building on theoretical accounts in family and kinship studies, the article explores how surrogacy practices contribute to challenging and changing the boundaries of kinship. The article explores long-term effects of surrogacy by studying the wellbeing of surrogate-born individuals. Through a literature review, the article studies previous research on surrogate-born children and adolescents, and their views on kinship, surrogacy origin and vulnerability. However, there are few studies about children born through surrogacy, and studies of surrogate-born adolescents or adults are very limited. Most previous studies on surrogate-born individuals are psychological longitudinal studies of young children, their adjustment, wellbeing and relation to their parents. The literature review is combined with a few examples from interviews with Finnish parents and surrogate mothers. The article focuses on how respondents reflect on the identities of children born through surrogacy and how parents have told children about their origins.