Indian Journal of Community Medicine (Jan 2012)

Surrogacy: Ethical and Legal Issues

  • Pikee Saxena,
  • Archana Mishra,
  • Sonia Malik

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.103466
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 37, no. 4
pp. 211 – 213

Abstract

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Surrogacy refers to a contract in which a woman carries a pregnancy "for"another couple. Number of infertile couples from all over the World approach India where commercial surrogacy is legal. Although this arrangement appears to be beneficial for all parties concerned,there are certain delicate issues which need to be addressed through carefully framed laws in order to protect the rights of the surrogate mother and the intended parents.

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