Top court rules France must recognise children born from surrogacy abroad

France’s top court ruled on Friday that children born through surrogacy abroad should be recognised in France as the children of their intended parents, even though the practice is banned in the country.

France’s ban on surrogacy — the arrangement by which a woman carries and gives birth to a child on behalf of intended parents who are unable to do so themselves — has left many children born through surrogacy abroad and their parents in legal limbo, while also posing challenges for French...