- 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. She may be the child's genetic mother (the more traditional form
of surrogacy), or she may be implanted with an unrelated embryo.
- There are two main
types of surrogacy. Traditional (Straight) Surrogacy , Gestational
(Host) Surrogacy
- In traditional
surrogacy the surrogate is pregnant with her own biological child, but
this child was conceived with the intention of relinquishing the child
to be raised by others; often by the biological father and possibly his
partner, either male or female. The child may be conceived via sexual
intercourse or artificial insemination.
- In gestational
surrogacy the surrogate is pregnant via embryo transfer with a child of
which she is not the biological mother. She may have made an arrangement
to relinquish it to the biological mother or father to raise, or to a
parent who is themselves unrelated to the child (e. g. because the child
was conceived using egg donation, sperm donation or is a donated
embryo). The surrogate mother may be called the gestational carrier.
- Surrogates may be
relatives, friends, or individuals specifically recruited through
agencies who do this for a payment (as in commercial surrogacy), but
also altruistically.
- Surrogacy can also be
pursued through an agency that specializes in the process. Surrogacy
agencies recruit women who wish to become gestational carriers.
- Surrogacy is a hot
topic in the Indian media right now - and newspapers, magazines and TVs
are full of talk-shows and reports as to how India is poised to become
the next surrogacy outsourcing capital of the world.
- There is no specific
law in India surrounding surrogacy and the rights of the surrogate
mother over the biological parents. The Indian legal system recognizes
the birth mother as the legal mother of the child but The Indian Council
of Medical Research (ICMR) has formulated some rules to be followed by
IVF clinics to protect the surrogate and biological parents.
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General Information
- About
Surrogacy
- Locating a Child
Available for Adoption: Top 10 Ways
- Surrogate FAQs
-
The Surrogacy
- Commercial Surrogacy
- Commercial Surrogacy:
Commodification or Choice?
IVF Clinics
- IVF Center List
- IVF Center in
Delhi
- IVF Center in
California
- IVF Center in
US
- IVF Clinics in
UK
- List of IVF Clinics
in US
Commercial
Surrogacy Centers
- Center From India
- Center from Texas
- Center from
Mclean
- Center from
California
Consultants
- Consultant from
Minesota
- Consultant from
Pacific Northwest
- Surrogacy Experts
list
- Consultant from India
- Consultant from
California
- Fertility Experts
- Surrogate parents
Consultants
Process
- Overview of the
Gestational Surrogacy Process
- Surrogacy : Creating
your family the new "Old-Fashioned" way
- Intrauterine
Insemination (IUI) With Spontaneous Cycles
- In Vitro
Fertilization
- Consultation on
Aspects of Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Traditional
Surrogacy -
Surrogacy Without Using Ovum/Egg Donation
- Surrogacy Program for
intended Parents
Agreements
- Substitute Parent
Agreements Act
- Surrogate Parent
Agreements
Regulatory
Issues
- Assisted Human
Reproductive Act
- Designer Babies, Stem
Cells, and the Market for Genetics: The Limits of the Assisted Human
Reproduction Act
- Proposals for
Legislation Governing Assisted Human Reproduction An Overview
- Surrogacy: Medical,
ethical and legal issues to be considered
- Implementation of
Procedures for Obtaining Surrogate Consent to Adult
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Surrogacy in India
- India Nurtures
Business of Surrogate Motherhood
- Is India the nation
of surrogacy for foreign couples?
- Fertility treatment:
rent a womb in India!
- Surrogacy in India -
the real picture
- Surrogate
motherhood in India
-
Foreign couples turn to India for surrogate
mothers
Commercial
Surrogacy Laws
- Overseas Gestational
Arrangements and Texas Surrogacy Law
- Voiding Surrogacy
Contracts to Protect Children A blueprint for New Mexico
- Surrogacy and Egg
donation Law in California
-
Adoption-Surrogacy Law Center
- Of
surrogacy, economics & law
- ESHRE Task
Force on Ethics and Law 10: Surrogacy
Patent
- Surrogate markers
- Identification of
genes involved in fertility, ovarian function and/or fetal new born
viability
Report
- A case for altruistic
surrogacy
- South Australian
Council on Reproductive Technology
- Draft ‘Ethical
Guidelines on the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Clinical
Practice and Research’ (NHMRC 2004, Revised 2007); and Draft criteria
for determining human embryos that are unsuitable for implantation
Consultation Feedback
- Why Commercial
Surrogate Motherhood Unethically Commodifies Women and Children
- The Effects of
Compensation on the Supply of Surrogate Mothers
- The Hidden Market for
Babies
- Surrogacy: What, Why,
How?
Guidelines
- Ten Questions You
Should Ask Any Surrogacy Agency
- Deciding if Surrogacy
is right for you
- Surrogacy: Practical
Medical Aspects
- Surrogate
Compensation and related expenses
- A Guide to the
Surrogate Parent Process
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