Monday, September 30, 2013
India seeks to regulate its booming 'rent-a-womb' industry
India is a giant nation that contains many different markets and forms of work. Now more than ever, the business of hiring surrogate mothers in India is booming.Now more than ever, the business of hiring surrogate mothers in India is booming. This business is becoming more prevalent in other countries like the Ukraine, Thailand, and a few states in the U.S. however; India is becoming the center for this business because of how cheap and available this service is. An issue that is arriving with this new service is innocent women dying during child birth. A recent government-funded study of 100 surrogate mothers in Delhi and Mumbai found there was "no fixed rule" related to compensation and no insurance for post-delivery healthcare. Laws of protection say that you must be between 21 and 35 yeas old and have a proof of insurance.
1. Do you think that having a business that creates a child artificially goes against how God's creation should be born?
2. Do you think that this method of having a child should be used even though there are many orphaned children who could be adopted?
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1. Personally, I am not against this method of creation only because I do not believe it is unethical in any way. It would not be my method of choice, but I can understand why other people choose this path, especially if it ensures the safety and well-being of the fetus.
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In the case of India, however, I believe there needs to be laws implemented to ensure that the human rights of those women are protected. It is immoral to use these women's bodies for personal gain and then treat them as dispensable objects. The use of surrogate mothers is not immoral if the women agree to sacrifice their bodies to carry a family's baby, but it is unfair to those who are forced to be surrogate mothers to gain some money for their well-being. This is an example of social sin since some women are forced into losing their dignity (and sometimes their lives) in order to make money to survive.