Children
These are the countries that allow surrogate pregnancy
The United States was the first to allow surrogate pregnancy, and it's the country that offers the most guarantees today. In California and Florida, for example, all kinds of families have access to it. In other states, it's only heterosexual couples, while in so many other states it's not legal.
The owner of a candy store in San Sebastian has been sent to prison for sexually assaulting a girl in her shop
As reported on Thursday by the Department of Safety and Security, the detainee assaulted the minor twice, on 25 and 26 June, in addition to having a history of similar offences, and this Thursday he was brought before the court, which ordered his imprisonment.
The population will grow in all Basque regions over the next decade except Markina-Ondarroa
According to Eustat, the migration balance will be positive between 2025 and 2035 in 240 municipalities of the Basque Country (95.2% of the total).
The Danger of the Digital Pacifier: Screens and their Emotional Effects on Childhood
Experts warn that the use of screens to manage outbursts in childhood can cause serious behavioral problems, impulsiveness and lack of emotional control in the little one. We've been with pediatrician Leire Ferro to find out what the consequences of this habit are.
Euskal Udalekuak denounces political decisions threatening his project and calls for a major event on August 29 in Bernedo
They denounce political decisions that jeopardize the continuity of the project. Faced with this situation, they have indicated that they will use "all means" at their disposal to defend their initiative and have called for a major event in the Alavesa town on 29 August. Ald also continues to prepare a new summer campaign for children and young people.
Children under 8 years of age may not participate in bullfighting for minors
The proposed law to regulate the participation of children in bullfighting parties, promoted by the PNV and the PSE, was voted in favour by the PP; EH Bildu abstained, believing that the minimum age should be 12. The regulation to be adopted in plenary includes some new developments, such as the minimum age for cattle, and the elimination of the need for parental leave.
Doctors and paediatricians in the Basque Country warn of the serious risks posed by screens and ask not to have mobile phones in classrooms
Along with the Raise Your Head movement, doctors and pediatricians have released a joint report for the first time analysing the negative impact of prolonged exposure to screens on children, including mental health, sleep disorders, anxiety, and obesity, vision problems, and language retardation.
Girls suffer "marginalization" in video games and many "hide their identity," according to a study by the University of Deusto
According to the study, boys prefer wrestling and sports video games, and girls consume more content related to image and dance.
Suicide attempts by children under the age of 14 in Spain have increased by 22% annually
Paediatric emergency services have warned of a significant increase in child mental health problems, and in some hospitals these cases have doubled in less than a decade.
Adults with high intellectual abilities and the myth of success
Do adults with a lot of intelligence really have a simpler life? Psychologist Asier Arrieta and the writer Haizea Lopez, diagnosed as adults, have described a multifaceted reality, because living with a lot of potential doesn't always make life easier because of late diagnosis, self-demanding, anxiety and the high expectations of those around us.
€100,000 has been reserved for the assistance of children of victims of male violence in the Basque Country
8 children of women killed by male violence against women in 2025 have been assisted. The assistance is aimed at children who are minors at the time of the mother's death and can be applied for until the age of 21.
The European Union has banned sexualised images created with artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence systems whose sole purpose is to create both sexualized images and content related to child sexual abuse will be banned from 2 December 2026. The measure has been agreed after the hika-mica created by Grok, the AA tool of the X social network.
The students of the dance schools have held a demonstration on the promenade of La Concha
About 1,500 students from different municipalities of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia have attended San Sebastián and danced in the sun, leaving a beautiful image. La Concha has been one of the events organized on the occasion of International Dance Day on Wednesday.
96% of the schools studied in the CSC exceed the NO2 levels recommended by the WHO
Ecologists in Action has measured the level of NO2 nitrogen dioxide in 78 schools in seven municipalities: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Donostia-San Sebastián, Errenteria, Oiartzun, Barakaldo, Bilbao and Erandio. Only three of them respect the 10 micrograms barrier per cubic metre installed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The European Union has a 'technically ready' free age check application to protect minors from harmful online content
The aim is that, by the end of the year at the latest, all Member States should be guaranteed access to the 'app' so that they can have a tool at European level to check the actual age of the user accessing social networks from mobile devices or others.
A man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl under the guardianship of the Álava Council
The sexual assault occurred when the victim refused to have sexual intercourse with the now detained boy, whom he met last Sunday, April 5, while enjoying leisure time with a friend. After telling one of the educators what had happened, protocols were activated to accompany the girl to a health centre and a complaint was filed against the alleged aggressor.
The Navarre Court has sentenced a professor at the IES Zizur to 180 years' imprisonment for recording 42 women, mostly minors
The defendant took advantage of his status as a teacher and, using the personal data of his underage students, acquired access keys to e-mails and social networks such as Instagram or Snapchat, as well as private files and photos of students.
San Sebastian City Council, neighbors and families together have asked the government to build a public institute in Aiete
In this neighbourhood of Donostia-San Sebastián, there are more than 3000 people between the ages of 0 and 19. Now, after studying primary school, they are forced to leave the neighbourhood. Once approved by the City Council, the motion will be forwarded to the Basque Parliament and the Basque Government for inclusion in next year's budgets.
Open the registration deadline for the Haurreskolak Consortium for students aged 0-2 with almost 9,000 places
Families may submit their application, both online and face-to-face, at any school on the Haurreskolak public network, in order of priority, until 4 May, the final lists of which will be published on 26 June.
Justice has convicted the insurance company of the capture of Aulestin Iurgi Beraza in 2020
The child's parents have expressed their pain and disagreement with the resolution, which "is by no means sufficient in terms of scope or reasoning", but have refused to appeal the sentence out of respect for judicial decisions, but also because of the "need to put an end to a long, painful and emotionally destructive process".