LEGAL AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS RELATING TO SURROGACY

AUTHOR – ADITI PAUL, SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, PUNE

Best Citation – ADITI PAUL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS RELATING TO SURROGACY, JOURNAL OF LEGAL ETHICS (JLE), 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 18-21, APIS – 3920 – 0018 | ISBN – 978-81-961120-7-3.

ABSTRACT

Surrogacy is the act in which one woman carries a child to full term for another couple who is unable to have a child on their own due infertility or other reasons. The legal definition of infertility refers to those couples who are unable to bear an offspring of their own despite having unprotected coitus for more than a year or have been deemed medically infertile due to a variety of reasons. There could be a multitude of reasons for infertility including diseases, immunological disorders, genetic factors, psychological causes etc. These couples have a few options depending upon which method suits them the best. This paper aims to explore the various methods of surrogacies or in – vitro fertilisation and weigh the ethical and legal dilemma, ultimately leaving the readers to formulate an informed opinion of their own. It accomplishes this goal by undertaking a journey beginning from Ancient Indian practises to the latest ART technology, while weighing the merits and demerits of the concept of surrogacy and the need for more provisional legislation.

Keywords – Surrogacy, dilemma, rights, women, parents, ART