As of 2013 more than eighty six percent of adults say they already have children, are planning to have children, or wish to have children yet one in every four couples suffer from infertility. Infertility may be due to a single cause in either you or your partner’s reproductive system, or a combination of both that may prevent pregnancy from occurring. Fortunately there are many therapies and treatments for overcoming infertility. One of the most controversial solutions is Surrogacy. Now for those whom don’t know what surrogacy is, the direct definition of the word surrogate is “A person appointed to act for another”. But we define it as someone (women) carrying a child thru a full three trimesters of pregnancy and giving birth for another person who is unable to do so themselves.
On average the entire process of becoming and being a surrogate takes about fourteen to eighteen months to complete. You begin with applying by giving basic information and a little bit about your background, then if all goes well and you are approved you begin the next step. You are assigned a Surrogate ID where you are then put into a data base that is strictly protected and only given to Intended parents to view and make a decision on who will be carrying …show more content…
Although commercial surrogacy is legal in some parts of the United States the cost in India is less than one third the cost of anywhere else. At a glance you would say that it looks like a great alternative because a poor surrogate can get very much needed money and the infertile couples get there long desired baby. Along with the country earning foreign currency. But research a little bit more you see more facts and go deeper into the bitter truth. India lacks of a proper legislation, so in the end surrogates and the intended parents go thru a very long & hard process while the middlemen and commercial agencies earn most of the
On average the entire process of becoming and being a surrogate takes about fourteen to eighteen months to complete. You begin with applying by giving basic information and a little bit about your background, then if all goes well and you are approved you begin the next step. You are assigned a Surrogate ID where you are then put into a data base that is strictly protected and only given to Intended parents to view and make a decision on who will be carrying …show more content…
Although commercial surrogacy is legal in some parts of the United States the cost in India is less than one third the cost of anywhere else. At a glance you would say that it looks like a great alternative because a poor surrogate can get very much needed money and the infertile couples get there long desired baby. Along with the country earning foreign currency. But research a little bit more you see more facts and go deeper into the bitter truth. India lacks of a proper legislation, so in the end surrogates and the intended parents go thru a very long & hard process while the middlemen and commercial agencies earn most of the