Surrogacy.

Fair trade international surrogacy.

Since the development of assisted reproductive technologies, infertile individuals have crossed borders to obtain treatments unavailable or unaffordable in their own country. Recent media coverage has focused on the outsourcing of surrogacy to developing countries, where the cost for surrogacy is significantly less than the equivalent cost in a more developed country. This paper discusses the e...

India's unregulated surrogacy industry.

The diffi culty and expense of having a baby through surrogacy in the West is driving thousands of couples to India where a lack of red tape and highquality medical care means that the process is easy, cheap, and hassle-free. Commercial surrogacy was legalised in India in 2002, as part of the country’s drive to promote medical tourism, an industry that the Confederation of Indian Industry predi...

Surrogacy: a Catholic perspective.

Surrogacy: an International Phenomenon

This paper provides an overview of surrogacy and the potential complexities involved in commissioning a surrogate baby. It reflects on the lead author’s previous surveys on this difficult topic that were conducted in 1997 and 2003. It offers an insight into the legal and ethical viewpoints on the matter that are held by various countries. Introduction: What is a Surrogate? Van Den Akker (2010) ...

Barriers for domestic surrogacy and challenges of transnational surrogacy in the context of Australians undertaking surrogacy in India.

The ethical, social, psychological, legal and financial complexities associated with cross-border travel for reproductive services are gaining attention internationally. Travel abroad for surrogacy, and the transfer of gametes or embryos between countries for use in a surrogacy arrangement, can create conflict in relation to the rights of the parties involved: commissioning parents, surrogates ...