Surrogacy Ethical and Legal Implication in India

Abstract

Surrogacy is a contract in which a woman is paid to carry a child for a different pair. In India, where commercial surrogacy is legal, a substantial number of infertile couples travel there. Despite the fact that this arrangement appears to benefit all parties concerned, there are some delicate issues that must be addressed by carefully written laws in order to preserve the surrogate mothers and intended parents' rights. An agreement to carry a pregnancy for the intended parents is known as a surrogacy agreement. Traditional and gestational surrogacy is the two main types of surrogacy. In gestational surrogacy, pregnancy is achieved through the transfer of an embryo created through in vitro fertilization, resulting in a child who is genetically unrelated to the surrogate.