Compensated transnational surrogacy in Australia: time for a comprehensive review.

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 ...

Australians' use of surrogacy.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the characteristics of parents and intended parents and their current and planned behaviour in relation to surrogacy arrangements. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Members of two Australian parenting support forums who were considering surrogacy or were currently or previously in a surrogacy arrangement were invited to complete an online survey during July 2013. MA...

Gamete and Embryo Donation and Surrogacy in Australia: The Social Context and Regulatory Framework

Views of Swedish Commissioning Parents Relating to the Exploitation Discourse in Using Transnational Surrogacy

Transnational surrogacy, when people travel abroad for reproduction with the help of a surrogate mother, is a heavily debated phenomenon. One of the most salient discourses on surrogacy is the one affirming that Westerners, in their quest for having a child, exploit poor women in countries such as India. As surrogacy within the Swedish health care system is not permitted, Swedish commissioning ...

Gamete and Embryo Donation and Surrogacy in Australia: The Social Context and Regulatory Framework

The social and legal acceptability of third-party reproduction varies around the world. In Australia, gamete and embryo donation and surrogacy are permitted within the regulatory framework set out by federal and state governments. The aim of this paper is to describe the social context and regulatory framework for third-party reproduction in Australia. This is a review of current laws and regul...