India to Regulate Booming Surrogacy Industry
- 11 years ago
India has allowed commercialized surrogacy since 2002, and now the government says its time to institute some regulations.
India has allowed commercialized surrogacy since 2002, and now the government says its time to institute some regulations.
The move was sparked by a debate over whether the “womb-for-hire” business, which is booming, was exploiting poor women.
On average people wanting to hire a surrogate pay between 25 and 30 thousand dollars. In turn, the women carrying the babies are paid about 6500 dollars.
For some, that’s a relative fortune they say they’re not in a position to turn down.
One woman said having to keep the pregnancy a secret due to social stigma and live in a hostel with 60 other pregnant women for 9 months was just part of the job.
Others have claimed that at the time they really didn’t understand what they were getting into, just that they were being given a lot of money to do it.
Those pushing for regulations cite situations such as these as proof that standards need to be established and enforced.
Among the parameters placed on fertility clinics in the proposed legislation are having contracts notarized and providing them with post-delivery health insurance.
India has allowed commercialized surrogacy since 2002, and now the government says its time to institute some regulations.
The move was sparked by a debate over whether the “womb-for-hire” business, which is booming, was exploiting poor women.
On average people wanting to hire a surrogate pay between 25 and 30 thousand dollars. In turn, the women carrying the babies are paid about 6500 dollars.
For some, that’s a relative fortune they say they’re not in a position to turn down.
One woman said having to keep the pregnancy a secret due to social stigma and live in a hostel with 60 other pregnant women for 9 months was just part of the job.
Others have claimed that at the time they really didn’t understand what they were getting into, just that they were being given a lot of money to do it.
Those pushing for regulations cite situations such as these as proof that standards need to be established and enforced.
Among the parameters placed on fertility clinics in the proposed legislation are having contracts notarized and providing them with post-delivery health insurance.