
Helmut Frister
Helmut Frister is the chairman of the German Ethics Council, where he is known for advocating the importance of reproductive rights and the need for ethical guidelines in the realm of assisted reproduction, including surrogacy. Recently, he emphasized the existential impact of unfulfilled child wishes, arguing for the legal recognition of surrogacy to allow couples facing infertility a chance to fulfill their parental aspirations.
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Helmut Frister, chairman of the German Ethics Council, stated that an unfulfilled desire for children can threaten life happiness.
ein Überblick über die wichtigsten ArgumenteNeue Zürcher Zeitung·
Switzerland· 2026-07-24

