| The idea of women giving birth to a child she is not | | | | state controlled surrogacy that would overlook the |
| going to keep is hard to stomach for some countries, | | | | surrogacy practices personally by the government. |
| while at the same time not that hard to understand | | | | Saudi Arabia faces a few problems due to religious |
| for others. Surrogacy was the brain child of an | | | | authorities who do not allow such practice. Ukraine |
| attorney in USA in 1981; he paired up with a physician | | | | made surrogacy legal around the same time India did, |
| to take the idea to the next level. While at the time | | | | while UK still deems commercial surrogacy a crime. |
| both of them received a lot of criticism for their | | | | There have been ways found around that law, |
| work; today their idea has bought happiness to a lot | | | | keeping in mind that stance of these countries it |
| of families and at the same time girls who did not | | | | makes one think what led some to legalize it and |
| want to abort their child. | | | | others to illegal it. The moral issues remain in doubt |
| The international perspective is debatable issue with | | | | because it solves more issues then it creates. |
| every country having it is own view on surrogacy. | | | | Other unwanted problems like teenage mothers, |
| The idea differs from country to country, while some | | | | couples not having the choice of having a biological |
| countries like India have co-operated at the | | | | child or the fact that it gives a chance for the couple |
| international level, as of now after 2002 citizens of | | | | to have child that could carry their own genes. While, |
| other countries can come and hire surrogate mothers | | | | mothers who want to give up their child for adoption |
| in India as well. The US and India today have such an | | | | need to not think twice because they get a |
| understanding that they have published a rule book | | | | settlement at the same time the child gets a good |
| for the children born in India and seeking US | | | | home. While, it leads to commercialization, that |
| citizenship. On the other hand countries like Japan and | | | | customs and traditions of countries are against. |
| Netherlands have imposed a ban on surrogacy calling | | | | Keeping these two divides in mind, surrogacy is a |
| it renting of the womb. In Australia arranging | | | | highly debated issue on the international scene, |
| surrogacy is a criminal offence, while altruistic | | | | making people choose between long standing |
| surrogacy can be done but commercial surrogacy | | | | customs and development in medical science that can |
| continues to be illegal. The same goes for Canada | | | | help in progress of a country. Some have embraced |
| where altruistic surrogacy is legal and commercial was | | | | it others have not, citizens of such countries have |
| made illegal after 2004. France was one of the first | | | | other countries to go to and fulfill their dream of |
| few countries to make it legal in 1994; it had made | | | | having a child, till their country agrees to it or makes |
| surrogacy legal keeping in mind the gains that would | | | | it legal. |
| follow it. While, Israel was the first country to have | | | | |