The Commercial Surrogacy Industry Is Booming as Demand for Babies Rises

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Commercial surrogacy refers to an arrangement in which a woman is paid a fee for carrying a pregnancy for another person or couple.

The laws around surrogacy vary widely from country to country and state to state. In the U.S., for instance, the practice is permitted in some states but banned in others, while in Canada and the U.K., only altruistic surrogacy is allowed. In Georgia, meanwhile, as in Ukraine and Russia, both forms are legal.Dilara is one of a growing number of women turning to commercial surrogacy as a source of income amid swelling global demand for carriers.

But that all changed with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Reports quickly emerged of surrogate mothers relocating toAnastasia Vlasova | Getty Images News | Getty Images In Georgia, as in Ukraine, commercial surrogacy programs cost around $40,000-$50,000, while in Mexico they are about $60,000-$70,000. That compares with an average of $120,000 and higher in the U.S.

Indeed, Dilara was attracted by the prospect of higher earnings when she was first introduced to surrogacy by a colleague working with her at a call center."If you want to do surrogacy, they give you good money," she recalled being told by her younger female colleague. One prerequisite for many agencies, for instance, is that would-be surrogates are either widowed or single and that they already have at least one child. Agencies say this is to demonstrate a woman is physically and psychologically prepared for pregnancy, and to avoid any disputes with their partners.

The surrogacy process is also physically and psychologically demanding, and while most agencies require prospective carriers to undergo mental and physical health checks before entering into an arrangement, a lack of regulation leaves scope for mistreatment.

 

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