Essays on Surrogacy

Several couples around the globe get married for various reasons. As a result, individuals have had a debate on whether surrogacy is morally viable or wrong. Its proponents postulate that as a practice, it offers infertile couples a distinct chance to raise a child having…

Surrogacy is defined as an arrangement by which a woman gives birth to a baby on behalf of a woman who is physically unable to have babies herself, and then gives the baby to her. It is meaningful in different ways for every person involved….

As science and knowledge progresses and new technologies are developed, new ways of conceiving and bringing human life into this world have scientifically advanced; this is with the help of assisted reproductive technology (ART), that includes IVF, Surrogacy and human cloning. These technologies have had…

The Gift of a Life Recently the New York Times reported on the state of birth surrogacy in India. Currently, there is a $400 million international surrogacy market in India. The majority of surrogacy in India involves foreign women paying an Indian woman a sum…

What is a surrogacy? Surrogacy is “a person or thing acting as a substitute and a surrogate mother is a woman who by contract agrees to bear a child for someone else”. (Dr. D.S. Bhullar) The medical definition of surrogate mother is “a woman who…

Introduction Surrogacy, according to Lasker, is a type of assisted reproduction in which a female agrees to bear a child for another woman or a couple. In many cases, surrogacy is the alternative method for single parents or spouses with reproductive health challenges to raise…

Surrogacy, or what many would call “womb renting”, is an increasingly apparent practice where women lend their bodies to undergo pregnancy and give birth to a baby (The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, 2017). This bodily service is usually rendered with a monetary fee….