Surrogacy facts for kids

Legal regulation of surrogacy in the world:      Legal the gainful and altruistic forms      No legal regulation but is made      Legal only altruistically      Allowed between relatives up to second degree of consanguinity      Banned      Unregulated / uncertain situation

Surrogacy means getting pregnant and carrying a child for other persons/person who will become the child's parents\parent after their birth. Some reasons why people may look for surrogacy is if a single man wants a child, pregnancy is too much of a risk, or if a woman can't have children through their own pregnancy. The carrier of the children is called a surrogate mother. It may or may not involve monetary arrangements between the surrogate and the biological parents. In some countries like China, Japan, Germany and France it is considered illegal. In Australia and New Zealand commercial surrogacy is an offence. India is the main destination for this as surrogacy here is cheaper.

Images for kids

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  Intended parents attend the birth of their child by a gestational surrogate.

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  Harinegameshin Transfers Mahavira's Embryo, from a Kalpasutra manuscript, c. 1300-1350, Philadelphia Museum of Art

See also

In Spanish: Vientre de alquiler (práctica) para niños