That was a traditional surrogacy where the biological parents were the surrogate mother and the father. Now with IVF, the surrogate mother is only the birth mother, not the biological one. They also go through psychological sessions to make sure they won't have issues giving up the baby. Surrogate mothers are chosen very carefully to avoid complications for all parties involved.
I think surrogacy is easier in India than the US. US has really messy laws about surrogacy--the rights, who's actually the parent..it's confusing. Surrogacy in India is a growing business, especially for foreigners because its much cheaper and laws aren't as strict. People are much smarter now and get legally binding contracts which highlight the rights of the surrogate mother in detail to avoid the mother coming back and claiming rights on the child.
Edited by chocolover89 - 12 years ago
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