| Whether or not Surrogate motherhood is ethical and | | | | laws or strict traditional practices, the mention of |
| ought to be supported is actually a tricky and hot | | | | surrogacy may not even be entertained. In such |
| subject in the current society. | | | | societies, it is purely against the faith, beliefs and the |
| It is one particular issue that can actually draw a line | | | | traditions. |
| between the modern and the conservative. The | | | | The child rights activists in both developed and |
| issue has been a center of debate in many of the | | | | underdeveloped countries will also question the |
| law making institutions in the world. America has been | | | | surrogacy arrangement. The argument is that it may |
| a place for rights, and has actually not been left | | | | purely deny a child many of its rights. Depending on |
| behind in embracing the rights of women to choose | | | | the contract that is made between the contracting |
| not to give birth and contract the responsibility to | | | | couple and mother, there may be or not a role that |
| others at a fee. | | | | the surrogate mother may play after birth. Where |
| There are many reasons that may actually be given | | | | laws to protect the interests of the child are silent, |
| to justify the surrogacy contract. In many societies, | | | | the child may be denied some of the basic things |
| there is actually that respect that is given to the | | | | that he or she may require. Good time for |
| process of procreation. At least in most of the | | | | breastfeeding may actually be denied. A child may |
| religious institutions like Islam, Christianity, Hindu | | | | require still that emotional attachment to the mum. |
| Sikhism Judaism and many others, there is a sanction | | | | This may also go in the same way for the mother. |
| that is actually given in the holy books. That actually | | | | At times the surrogate mother develops an |
| means that there is a justification that marriage as a | | | | attachment to the baby and often has nothing to do |
| union should bring forth human beings. There is | | | | about it. |
| therefore a good justification that it may be a right | | | | There are those morality crusaders who also |
| of a family to have kids. When that reason is given, | | | | question the role of money in this. It is said that it is |
| a woman who is not fertile can justify it if she turns | | | | just like making money the center stage of life. They |
| to a surrogacy contract to have a child of her | | | | actually claim that the contract is just tantamount to |
| husband instead of adopting one. There may be | | | | giving money a higher standing in a serious matter |
| other justifications which may include a possibility | | | | off life. They question the integrity of women who |
| where a woman giving birth may actually result to | | | | lend their bodies for cash. |
| risking her life due to some medical complications. | | | | The main opponents of the surrogacy law are |
| The debate for the surrogacy contract is rather | | | | religious bodies. They claim that it is really going to kill |
| healthy at this time in most societies. Considering the | | | | the sacred institutions of the family. |
| societies where there are very conservative religion | | | | |