At a simple glance, surrogacy seems to be a very ideal alternative for couples who wants to have their own child, but were unable to produce their offspring due to infertility or other medical causes, and for poor surrogate mother who is in grave need for money. It seems, that it is a win­win situation for both sides, however, the bitter truth reveals something else. Due to lack of laws and legislation, surrogate mothers and prospective parents are somehow exploited and profited from, by middlemen and commercial agencies. The ambiguity of the situation, and no apparent transparency in the whole system, as well as the chance of getting involved in legal problems is there, because most regulations in India regarding surrogacy proves to be unreliable as well as unpredictable at cases. Infertile couple who went to India to have a child, were constantly and tremendously frustrated because, not only do they have to cope with the language barrier but also, almost always, couples had to fight a long legal battle to get their child(ren). Even if everything goes as planned, the couple still had to wait at least 2­3 months for the completion of the legal formalities after the birth of the baby. “
The cross border surrogacy leads to problems in citizenship, nationality, motherhood, parentage, and rights of a child
.” In some cases, children were denied nationality of the country of their prospective parents, and this results for either a long legal battle or leave the child in an orphanage in India. While the women who did became surrogate mothers out of their own volition, are not entirely willing to it, because commonly, these women are forced into being surrogate mothers by poverty, and their wish to provide for their own children. In India, theres is no regulation or law, that dictates what would happen to the surrogate mother after birth. These women does not usually undergo psychological screenings after giving birth and handing the child to its prospective parents.
The prospective parents are also not liable as to what happens next to the surrogate mother, after she gave birth to the child(ren). Listed below are some more ethical issues that need to be considered and discussed regarding commercial surrogacy. 1. Many religious sectors condemn this act, as it goes against their religious beliefs. Most religions believe that God, is the sole creator of life