Hibino Yuri
Department of Medical Science, Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City, Japan.
Asian Bioeth Rev. 2020 May 29;12(2):135-147. doi: 10.1007/s41649-020-00126-2. eCollection 2020 Jun.
In this paper, the ethical, legal, and social implications of Thailand's surrogacy regulations from both domestic and global perspectives are explored. Surrogacy tourism in Thailand has expanded since India strengthened its visa regulations in 2012. In 2015, in the wake of a major scandal surrounding the abandonment of a surrogate child by its foreign intended parents, a law prohibiting the practice of surrogacy for commercial purposes was enacted. Consequently, a complete ban on surrogacy tourism was imposed. However, some Thai physicians and surrogate mothers cross into neighboring countries to provide foreign clients with the commercial surrogacy services that are forbidden in Thailand. Under this legislation, the needs of Thai couples who are unable to conceive are accommodated by legally accessible, non-commercial surrogacy services; however, there is currently no provision in place aimed at protecting the rights and interests of surrogate mothers and children. It is widely believed that the abolition of surrogacy tourism, an industry that give rise to several major scandals, and legal access to surrogacy by Thai couples were the Thai government's primary goal in implementing this legislation.
本文从国内和全球视角探讨了泰国代孕监管的伦理、法律和社会影响。自2012年印度加强签证规定以来，泰国的代孕旅游有所扩张。2015年，在围绕外国准父母遗弃代孕儿童的重大丑闻发生后，泰国颁布了一项禁止商业代孕行为的法律。因此，全面禁止了代孕旅游。然而，一些泰国医生和代孕母亲越境到邻国，为外国客户提供泰国被禁止的商业代孕服务。根据这项立法，无法生育的泰国夫妇的需求可通过合法可得的非商业代孕服务来满足；然而，目前没有旨在保护代孕母亲和儿童权益的条款。人们普遍认为，取缔引发多起重大丑闻的代孕旅游行业以及让泰国夫妇合法获得代孕服务是泰国政府实施这项立法的主要目标。
