Open AccessSurrogacy: Ethical and Legal Issues
Author(s) -
Pikee Saxena,
Archana Mishra,
Sonia Malik
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.103466
Subject(s) - order (exchange) , law , ethical issues , political science , law and economics , business , sociology , engineering ethics , engineering , finance
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.