Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (Affiliated to Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India), India.
Med Leg J. 2020 Sep;88(3):148-150. doi: 10.1177/0025817219891881. Epub 2020 Mar 27.
Surrogacy is a controversial issue and most particularly when well-known celebrities have used it. It is a boon for couples where normal pregnancy is not possible but can be used for commercial exploitation. The Government of India passed a law on surrogacy in December 2018, which introduced many changes to the pre-existing rules, in particular, it bans commercial surrogacy and curtails the freedom of foreigners to apply for surrogacy in India. This has dealt a major blow to the agencies who organised surrogacy for foreigners. A key reason for passing this law was the unjust treatment of the women who provided surrogacy services. They had poor living conditions and often failed to receive the money that was paid by the intended parents to the agency. There are some countries where commercial surrogacy is legal, including some states in the United States of America, Poland, Russia and many others. Some surrogate mothers suffer complications from the assisted reproductive technologies used; these mainly include ectopic pregnancy, psychological stress and ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome. Same sex couples, single parents and even infertile women should be encouraged to adopt children.
代孕是一个有争议的问题，尤其是当知名名人使用代孕时。对于那些正常怀孕不可能的夫妇来说，代孕是一种福音，但它也可能被用于商业剥削。印度政府于 2018 年 12 月通过了代孕法，对现有规则进行了许多修改，特别是禁止商业代孕，并限制外国人在印度申请代孕的自由。这对为外国人组织代孕的机构造成了重大打击。通过这项法律的一个主要原因是为那些提供代孕服务的妇女提供了不公正的待遇。她们的生活条件很差，往往无法收到准父母支付给机构的钱。有些国家允许商业代孕，包括美国的一些州、波兰、俄罗斯和许多其他国家。一些代孕母亲因使用辅助生殖技术而出现并发症；这些主要包括异位妊娠、心理压力和卵巢过度刺激综合征。应该鼓励同性伴侣、单亲父母甚至不孕妇女收养孩子。
