International Journal of Contemporary Surgery
Open Access
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Utilization of assisted Reproductive Technology as a Surrogacy and Related Issues

  • Author:
  • Sartaj Ahmad1, Parul Goel2, Richa Kansal3, Kapil Goel4, Nivesh Agarwal5, Pawan Parashar6
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 33 to 37

1Assistant Professor, Medical Sociology, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

2Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Kalpana Chawla Govt. Medical College, Karnal

3Professor, Department of OBG, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

4Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), 22 Sham Nath Marg, Delhi

5Professor, Surgery, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

6Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

Online published on 24 April, 2013.

Abstract

While assisted reproductive technology (ART), including in vitro fertilization has given hope to millions of couples suffering from infertility, it has also introduced countless ethical, legal, and social challenges. ART has emerged as one of the most widely adopted and successful medical technologies in the last century. The objective of this paper is to identify the aspects of ART that are most relevant to present-day society and discuss the multiple ethical, legal, and social challenges inherent to this technology.

Keywords

Surrogacy, In Vitro Fertilization, Altruistic, Commercial, Social, Legal Provision