Spanish actor’s decision to have child via surrogate sparks debate in Spain

Ana Obregon dominated headlines in Spain and led to calls to regulate surrogacy

A 68-year-old Spanish actor's decision to have a child via a surrogate in the US has set off a political firestorm in Spain, prompting criticism from four government ministers as well as renewed calls to reconsider Spain's longstanding ban on the practice.

TV star Ana Obregon dominated headlines across Spain week after Hola! Magazine published a photo of her holding a newborn baby outside a hospital in Miami. The magazine explained that her baby girl had been born using a surrogate, some three years after the actor lost her son and only child, Aless Lequio, to cancer.