Surrogacy presentation HASSAN, SMOLEN, KARIMOU 2nd 6

Surrogacy

The

HASSAN Elsa, SMOLEN Loréna, KARIMOU Maëlys

INTRODUCTION

What is a surrogate ? - Traditional surrogate - Gestational surrogate or the "birth mother"

The history of surrogacy and how it works

Traditional surrogacy

How does surrogacy work

Gestational surrogacy

How does surrogacy work

1990 : Gestational surrogacy becomes a legally binding agreement

The history of surrogacy

1985 : First gestational surrogacy

1978 : First baby born with IVF

1986 : the "Baby M." case

1980 : First legally compensated surrogate in the US

1976 : First surrogacy agreement

The different opinions and their arguments

Against

For

BOTH SIDES

Couples with fertility problems

Single persons

For whom ?

Couples born with the same gender

Born not from our flesh but born in our hearts you were longed for and wanted and loved from the start

"Surrogate mother :a woman who bears a child for another person; God's way of saying the world should go on; one who inspires hope, sees the good in all, and changes another's life forever"An angel

"Little souls find their way to you, whether they're from your womb or someone else"Sheryl Crow

Commercialisation of the woman's body and the act of pregnancy

Broken prenatal attachment

Negative points

Carelessness of the surrogate mother

In the child : future impacted, misunderstanding of the appproach

At the surrogates mother : baby blues, regrets, maternal attachment

Mental damages

In the couple : guilt

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Step 2

"When money is exchanged for pregnancy, some believe, surrogacy comes close to organ-selling, or even baby selling"Thomas Frank

The legality of surrogacy

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In France, a country against

• Banned (Civil code)
• 6 months of imprisonment and a 7,000 euro fine

• The cause of fertility tourism
• The struggle to recognize surrogate children

The UK, only altruistic

• Cannot be advertised or commercialised

• The intended parents and surrogate have to make an agreement
• Not enforceable by law

• The use of parenthood transfer
• Must be genetically raleted to the baby
• Must be a UK resident
• Expenses go from around £7,000 to £15,000

The USA

• Varies from a states to another
• Commercial arrangement
• The need of a contract and an attorney
• The question of Marital status and the source of gametes
• All expenses can be a total of 90,000 to 120,000 $

In conclusion

Surrogacy, a step forward for humanity ?

OUR SOURCES

https://surrogacyuk.org/how-does-it-work/https://health.usnews.com/health-care/best-hospitals/articles/how-does-surrogacy-work

https://babygest.com/en/https://www.worldwidesurrogacy.org/blog/the-history-of-surrogacy-a-legal-timeline#:~:text=Technically%2C%20surrogacy%20dates%20back%20to,wives%20could%20not%20become%20pregnant. https://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/guide/using-surrogate-mother#:~:text=It's%20a%20woman%20who%20gets,fertilized%20by%20the%20father's%20sperm.