Tearful Rosanna Davison reflects on her surrogacy journey as historic bill passes

After undergoing her own surrogacy journey with a woman living in Ukraine back in 2019, Rosanna Davison rejoiced at the news that The Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2022 has now become law.

Rosanna, 40, and her husband Wes Quirke, welcomed their daughter Sophia, four, through gestational surrogacy almost five years ago. 

Sharing a sweet snap of her little Sophia’s hand, she wrote: ‘Kyiv, 21st November 2019. I am Sophia’s biological mother, the only mother she has ever known and finally I’ll be recognised as her mother under Irish law.

Adding that she ‘can’t believe’ this day has finally come after all the hard work ‘from so many families of Irish children born through surrogacy, she said: ‘Goosebumps moment! And tears’.

Explaining how much this new law means to those advocating on behalf of surrogacy, Rosanna penned: 

‘The Assisted Human Reproduction Bill, which include a legal framework for both domestic and international surrogacy, is designed to regulate surrogacy and to protect all involved – the surrogates and the intended parents.’

She continued: ‘It will ensure that both the surrogate mother and intending parents have independent legal advice, counselling and support before entering into a surrogacy arrangement in a clinic and country that must uphold human rights, and where the surrogate mother gives her consent post the birth of the child.’

Sharing a snap of her Irish Country Magazine cover alongside her surrogate Anastasiia two years ago, Rosanna emphasised how grateful she has been to her for carrying and giving birth to her baby, writing ‘we love you Nastya’.

Speaking on the historic bill, Rosanna thanked all the parents and advocacy groups ‘who fought so hard to make this a reality’.

‘To bring in a new law, to change the course of history for this country and pave the way for those following in our footsteps is a phenomenal achievement’.

She finished the post by writing, ‘All that’s left now is the government to commence the legislation in the Dáil and then we get our parental orders in the high court”