Surrogacy is an innovative third-party reproduction process, practiced all over the world. This is undertaken by a woman who fails to conceive naturally. Some countries support commercial surrogacy while prohibiting it. In those countries, surrogacy is practiced within a close network of family and friends. Surrogacy is one of the most acclaimed family building processes where another woman who is called the surrogate mother carries the embryo to term. After delivery, the intended parents bear full rights on the baby and the surrogate mother has no right and bonding with the newborn.
Canada Promotes Altruistic Surrogacy
Surrogacy is done to the woman who suffers from major infertility issues, uterine and ovarian anomalies, health risks to bear child, and those who have gone through several IVF cycles and have not been successful. There are a few types of surrogacy practices. The traditional surrogacy, the surrogate mother uses her egg, gets it fertilized by the father, and then carries the embryo to term. This is mostly seen in IUI and IVF cases. Gestational surrogacy is the process where the intended mother and father provide the egg and the sperm and the surrogate carries the fertilised embryo. Unlike traditional surrogacy, in gestational surrogacy, the surrogate has no genetic relation to the baby. In commercial surrogacy, the surrogate gets remunerated for the service and in altruistic surrogacy, there is no compensation for the service. Like India, the Surrogacy Agencies in Canada only practice altruistic surrogacy. Surrogacy is legal in Canada but has many legal restrictions. No one can charge money for surrogacy, egg and sperm donation as per the Federal Law in Canada. But surrogacy is much more affordable in Canada, as compared to the US. Moreover, Canada welcomes parents from other countries to come and undertake surrogacy and the newborn gets Canadian citizenship seamlessly.
Surrogacy Is Legalised Down Under
Surrogacy is widely practiced in the Down Under. But in Australia; surrogacy laws are controlled by the state so there are quite a few variations of the law and the norms in Australia. Be it any state, commercial surrogacy is strictly prohibited in Australia. No Australian surrogacy agency can charge for any surrogacy or related service from any citizen or foreigner. Like Canada, Australia also promotes altruistic surrogacy but it is an unwritten ethical norm that the intended parents must bear all the expenses related to surrogacy and pregnancy. Surrogate parenting in Australia is intricate by a plethora of laws which often battles between various jurisdictions at the state level. Appointment of a surrogate parent can be made at a personal level and if the intended parents feel, they might document a contract with the surrogate for seamless operations. In Australia, a surrogate should be married and should have given birth to a healthy child before. The surrogacy agreement made should be a written document, duly signed by relevant people. Altruistic surrogacy is mostly practiced in Australia. But in states of western and south Australia, single parent and homosexual couples are not allowed to undertake surrogacy.
Georgia: One of Most Favourable Surrogacy Countries in the World
The surrogacy law was formulated in Georgia way back in 1997 and even after a few reservations; surrogacy law is easy to follow in this country. In Georgia, only heterosexual couples are permitted for surrogacy and the nation prohibits homosexual people from this family-building process. The most alluring aspect of surrogacy practices in Georgia is that the charges are exceptionally low. The pocket-friendly charges for surrogacy in Georgia make it a favourable place for foreigners. Intended parents from the USA, UK, Australia, and Europe come to Georgia for this surrogacy process. Moreover, surrogacy in this country is seamless and hassle-free. The original birth certificate does not state the surrogate identity or the donor’s name if any. This legal document is processed instantly after birth and only comprises the names and details of the intended parents. Georgia welcomes international parents and exercises equal rights and freedom for both citizens and foreigners and this streamlined process makes all documentation and legal sanctions easy and quick.
Surrogacy is accepted worldwide as an alternative family-building process. With varying rules, norms, guidelines, and protocols, surrogacy brings a ray of hope and blessings to childless parents across the globe.
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