Womb for Rent: India's Commercial Surrogacy

As one of the world's leading outsourcing destinations, India capitalizes on its comparative advantages to play host to a variety of foreign service sectors. But in addition to attracting commonplace jobs such as information technology services, India in recent years has seen a dramatic increas...

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Published in:Harvard international review 2009-03, Vol.31 (1), p.11-12
Main Author: CHANG, MINA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Business
Comparative analysis
Compensation and benefits
Countries
Ethical aspects
Families & family life
Fertility
Fertility clinics
GLOBAL NOTEBOOK
Government regulation
Health care costs
Human reproductive technology
Industrial regulation
Laws, regulations and rules
Medical care, Cost of
Medical research
Mothers
Pregnancy
Regulation
Reproductive technologies
Surrogacy
Surrogate mothers
Trends
Wages & salaries
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Summary:As one of the world's leading outsourcing destinations, India capitalizes on its comparative advantages to play host to a variety of foreign service sectors. But in addition to attracting commonplace jobs such as information technology services, India in recent years has seen a dramatic increase in its international surrogacy business, which serves foreign couples seeking surrogate mothers. Relative affordability combined with loose legal restrictions makes India an ideal choice for many prospective parents abroad, and the high rates of compensation for willing Indian birth mothers have created a growing pool of suppliers for the industry. The appeal of surrogacy in foreign countries like India is largely financial.
ISSN:0739-1854
2374-6564