Rwanda Case Law

Re. N.A N’UNDI

Court

Intermediate Court

Case number

RCA 00161/2020/TGI/NYGE

Gestational surrogacy is permitted under Rwandan law as a form of assisted reproductive technology when agreed by the parties. The child born from such arrangement must be registered under the names of the genetic parents (N.A and M.O), but for the first six months after birth, the child should remain with the surrogate mother (M.G) for breastfeeding, unless medically impossible. The surrogacy agreement is valid and enforceable.

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• Assisted reproductive technology
• Gestational surrogacy
• Parental rights
• Child registration
• Best interests of the child

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Re. N.A N’UNDI

Court

Intermediate Court

Case number

RCA 00161/2020/TGI/NYGE

Gestational surrogacy is permitted under Rwandan law as a form of assisted reproductive technology when agreed upon by the parties. The child born from such arrangement must be registered under the names of the genetic parents but should remain with the surrogate mother for six months for breastfeeding, unless medically impossible. The agreement between the parties is valid and enforceable.

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• Assisted reproductive technology
• Gestational surrogacy
• Parental rights
• Child registration
• Best interests of the child

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Re. N.A ET AL

Court

Intermediate Court

Case number

RCA 00161/2020/TGI/NYGE

Gestational surrogacy is a form of assisted reproductive technology recognized by Rwandan law. The agreement between the parties is valid and enforceable. The child born through this process must be registered under the names of the genetic parents (N.A and M.O) but should remain with the surrogate mother (M.G) for six months post-birth for breastfeeding, unless medically impossible. The lower court erred in restricting the scope of assisted reproduction to exclude surrogacy.

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• Assisted reproductive technology
• Gestational surrogacy
• Parental rights
• Child registration
• Exclusive breastfeeding

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RE N.J_180830_kn

Court

High Court

Case number

RPA0787/15/HC/KIG

The High Court held that defilement of a minor counts as rape for abortion eligibility, and granted a 13-year-old victim permission to terminate her pregnancy.

• Defilement of a minor
• Abortion rights
• Interpretation of penal code
• Procedural rights of minors
• Abortion-rights
• Child-defilement

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