Can anyone explain why China has a ban on surrogacy?
I found some info and opinions from people in China:
"The gestational surrogacy enabled by human-assisted reproduction technology was found to embody unavoidable social and ethical issues. In terms of genetics, the newborn baby belongs to the individuals who provided the sperm and egg, but it is very difficult to judge who legally is the real mother of the baby. No standards exist to cover such questions as: What kind of woman should serves as a surrogate? Does the age of the surrogate matter? Who will be responsible for a miscarriage or defects in the baby? What’s to be done if the surrogate mother becomes critically ill?"
"All gestational surrogacy involves money. If the practice is not kept under control, a potentially chaotic situation exists in which some people might turn to making a living by bearing the children of others. Although 95 percent of women make it through pregnancy and labor safety, medical problems do exist that include some risk. Who will take the responsibility for the surrogate should something go wrong?"
Only thing that bothered me was that we never get to know what happens to our star-crossed lovers or even if Tian…
in the end it said in chinese that yuhai and shenyun got one year of prison and tiangpeng got a life sentence/death sentence, but my chinese isnt that great so beware
"The gestational surrogacy enabled by human-assisted reproduction technology was found to embody unavoidable social and ethical issues. In terms of genetics, the newborn baby belongs to the individuals who provided the sperm and egg, but it is very difficult to judge who legally is the real mother of the baby. No standards exist to cover such questions as: What kind of woman should serves as a surrogate? Does the age of the surrogate matter? Who will be responsible for a miscarriage or defects in the baby? What’s to be done if the surrogate mother becomes critically ill?"
"All gestational surrogacy involves money. If the practice is not kept under control, a potentially chaotic situation exists in which some people might turn to making a living by bearing the children of others. Although 95 percent of women make it through pregnancy and labor safety, medical problems do exist that include some risk. Who will take the responsibility for the surrogate should something go wrong?"