With the continuous development of IVF technology, surrogacy is becoming more and more common abroad, for exampleSurrogacy in the United States, although expensive, has attracted many people from the country to go there, and theSurrogacy in KazakhstanAlso with very cost-effective advantages, get a lot of people's attention. In recent years, the opening of the domestic three-child policy has brought another wave of great demand for childbirth, but the actual problem faced is that, advanced age, difficult to get pregnant. So the domestic demand for surrogacy is also gradually rising.
But had to face the current legal situation in the country, so it led to the increasing number of underground surrogacy agencies, according to some surrogacy agencies, domestic surrogate mothers can get about 250,000 yuan for a surrogacy.The prospective parents will have to pay a total of 700,000-800,000 dollars for the surrogacy.If there are special needs.For example, twins or gender selection can cost up to a million dollars. Today, the webmaster will talk to you again about the current situation of surrogacy in China.
Chinese Surrogacy Laws Explained:
Surrogacy is absolutely prohibited by law in China!
According to relevant data, China's infertility rate reached 12%, as to what is the reason, we will not discuss. Many tertiary hospitals in China basically use second and third generation IVF technology to solve the problem of infertility. Although it can solve the needs of some families, there are still a lot of families, who are unable to get pregnant due to their own reasons, such as: uterine problems, immune problems, and other problems caused by some diseases.
The only way for these people to become parents is through surrogacy, and some people may think that if they can't then they will adopt a baby, but in fact, those who have been through it know how difficult it really is to adopt a baby.
So, even though surrogacy is banned in the country, the demand has always been thereThe
Regarding whether surrogacy should be legalized in China, in fact, as early as 17 years ago, the People's Daily had discussed that the legalization of surrogacy was used to alleviate the problem of China's aging population, but this idea was opposed by many people, and the opponents believed that this practice exploited disadvantaged women, and would lead to the problem of trafficking in human beings to become more serious!
The state of surrogacy in China:
Surrogacy transactions are considered illegal because they violate certain principles of the Chinese Civil Code.
In the last 20 years or so, the surrogacy industry has rapidly developed into an underground industry with the development of test tube technology. A large number of surrogacy villages have emerged in the country, where women from one village go out to be surrogate mothers to earn high returns. However, due to insufficient regulation, the situation of surrogate mothers is unfairly treated.
In the domestic surrogacy trade, surrogate mothers provide surrogacy services that expose them to significant health risks, including the possibility of permanently impaired fertility or life-threatening conditions. In order to meet the needs of their clients, surrogacy agencies require surrogate mothers to be managed in a uniform manner aimed at ensuring a successful delivery, with less attention paid to their mental health.
Unreasonable requests from clients, unqualified medical practices, and improper use of medications all increase the health and life risks to the surrogate mother throughout the pregnancy and delivery process. The terms of surrogacy contracts in China rarely address the health protection and injury compensation of surrogate mothers, so in the event of an accident, there is no basic legal protection and it is all up to the conscience of the surrogacy agency.
The legalization of surrogacy in China is imminent!
According to surveys conducted in 2014 and 2019, there are more than 400 surrogacy agencies in China and nearly 10,000+ surrogate children are born each year.
China, as a market with a very large demand for surrogacy, has been operating underground, out of sight. There have also been different opposing views on whether surrogacy should be legalized in China. Studies supporting the legalization of surrogacy have argued that the reproductive needs of individuals should not be ignored and that surrogacy brings other benefits to families and society. Those on the contrary emphasize that surrogacy violates the public interest and social morality, and further suggest that it should be criminalized.
In reality, surrogate mothers usually have to go through a much more difficult process. In gestational surrogacy, ART is essential for surrogacy as the surrogate mother is expected to conceive and give birth, thus requiring in vitro fertilization and embryo implantation. Therefore, medical institutions and their personnel are involved in gestational surrogacy, and the role of the surrogacy agency is indispensable as it must coordinate the smooth running of these medical services.
Surrogacy agencies claim to serve their clients by monitoring and managing the health of surrogate mothers to ensure that contractual requirements are fulfilled. Under the surrogacy agency's arrangements, surrogate mothers are subjected to a series of pregnancy interventions and medical procedures that significantly increase the risks to the surrogate mother.
To ensure the health of the surrogate baby, the lives of the surrogate mother and the unborn baby are closely monitored and regulated on a daily basis throughout the surrogacy process.
As a result, most surrogacy agencies require surrogate mothers to live at a residence designated by the surrogacy agency or client until delivery. In addition, a surrogate mother's personal freedom is usually further restricted in order to keep the surrogacy secret and avoid law enforcement. Surrogate mothers are not permitted to contact family or friends, disclose their contracts or residence locations, or leave their residences.
