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Women's Fightback: Ukraine is centre of world surrogacy industry
Submitted by AWL on 17 May, 2022 - 9:46 Author: Kelly Rogers
Ukraine is now the centre of the global surrogacy industry. India passed legislation shutting down its multi-billion dollar industry in 2019. Similar laws were passed in Thailand, Cambodia and Nepal, and now surrogacy companies in Ukraine control more than a quarter of the market worldwide.
Surrogates generally give up all rights relating to their control over their pregnancies, with potentially dangerous implications for their health, both physical and mental. They report being forced into abortions when clients change their mind, unsafe living environments, poor health care and lack of postnatal care.
Children are also put at risk. There are consistent reports from Ukraine of client parents abandoning unwanted children, especially those with disabilities. Where children are abandoned they are left stateless; they are not technically considered to be Ukrainian and are, as a result, ineligible for adoption.
Ukraine does not allow surrogacy for same-sex couples. Ironically, considering its record on LGBT rights for its own citizens, Russia does allow it, and is a very popular destination for gay couples looking for surrogates.
The war has changed everything, but even in the context of war it is the needs of the clients, rather than the safety and rights of the surrogate, that takes precedence. This is leaving these women incredibly vulnerable...
Women's Fightback: Ukraine is centre of world surrogacy industry
Submitted by AWL on 17 May, 2022 - 9:46 Author: Kelly Rogers
Ukraine is now the centre of the global surrogacy industry. India passed legislation shutting down its multi-billion dollar industry in 2019. Similar laws were passed in Thailand, Cambodia and Nepal, and now surrogacy companies in Ukraine control more than a quarter of the market worldwide.
Surrogates generally give up all rights relating to their control over their pregnancies, with potentially dangerous implications for their health, both physical and mental. They report being forced into abortions when clients change their mind, unsafe living environments, poor health care and lack of postnatal care.
Children are also put at risk. There are consistent reports from Ukraine of client parents abandoning unwanted children, especially those with disabilities. Where children are abandoned they are left stateless; they are not technically considered to be Ukrainian and are, as a result, ineligible for adoption.
Ukraine does not allow surrogacy for same-sex couples. Ironically, considering its record on LGBT rights for its own citizens, Russia does allow it, and is a very popular destination for gay couples looking for surrogates.
The war has changed everything, but even in the context of war it is the needs of the clients, rather than the safety and rights of the surrogate, that takes precedence. This is leaving these women incredibly vulnerable...