Legislation
According to Armenian Law, 18-35 year-old women, who successfully pass all the necessary medical-genetic examinations, can become surrogate mothers.
Up until 2002, the Law on Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights stipulated that surrogate mothers could also be egg donors. However, in 2012, the law was amended and now prevents surrogate mothers from being the egg donor. This means that under no circumstances can a surrogate mother demand a child she delivers because the baby genetically belongs to its biological parents. Paragraphs 9 and 10 of Article 15 of the Law clearly states that the surrogate has no rights to the child, nor does she bare responsibility towards the child she delivers.
Article 18 of the same law stipulates that any information regarding reproductive support technologies used is confidential and not subject to be published. The information can be provided only with a court order.
It is noteworthy that Article 11 of the Law forbids determination of the sex of the child. It clearly states that during the use of reproductive support technologies, determination of the sex is forbidden except in cases when gender specific genetic problems may impact the health of the child.