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Stuyver, Isabelle; Sutter, Petra De; Svitnev, K.; Taylor, Ken; Haimes, Erica; Sills, Eric Scott; Collins, G.S.; Walsh, Dennis J.; Omar, Ahmad; Salma, U.; Walsh, Anthony

doi:10.1093/humrep/de.25.s1.306

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The Surrogacy Trail

Hieda¹

2015

Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism

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Surrogacy is the carrying of a child for its intended parents by another person where they cannot do this themselves. There are two main types; gestational surrogacy and traditional surrogacy. The first relies on the transfer of an embryo created by in-vitro fertilization (IVF); the resulting child is not genetically related to the surrogate mother. In the traditional form, the surrogate mother is impregnated naturally or artificially, and the child is genetically related to the surrogate. In either case the intended parent(s) may seek such arrangements when pregnancy may be difficult, or because they are male. If the surrogate mother is paid (other than out-of-pocket expenses), the arrangement is commercial surrogacy; otherwise it is ‘altruistic' surrogacy. Legal situations and costs vary, and if possible at all, usually requires specific arrangements between countries. Problems, such those in the recent Australia-Thailand (Gammy) case, can arise even with agreements.

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The Surrogacy Trail

Hieda¹

2015

Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism

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Surrogacy and women′s right to health in India: Issues and perspective

Kumar

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Sharma

2013

Indian J Public Health

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The human body is a wonderful machine. The future of child birth in the form of test tube babies, surrogate motherhood through new reproductive and cloning technology will introduce undreamt of possibilities in the sexual arena. Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction whereby a woman agrees to become pregnant for the purpose of gestating and giving birth to a child for others to raise. In some jurisdictions the possibility of surrogacy has been allowed and the intended parents may be recognized as the legal parents from birth. Commercial surrogacy, or "Womb for rent", is a growing business in India. In our rapidly globalizing world, the growth of reproductive tourism is a fairly recent phenomenon. Surrogacy business is exploiting poor women in country like India already having with an alarmingly high maternal death rate. This paper talks about paternity issues and women's right to health in context of surrogacy. Government must seriously consider enacting a law to regulate surrogacy in India in order to protect and guide couples going in for such an option. Without a foolproof legal framework, patients will invariably be misled and the surrogates exploited.

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Surrogacy and women′s right to health in India: Issues and perspective

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