Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should surrogacy be legal?
Position‹2 of 3›

No. Surrogacy should be illegal.

This position holds that surrogacy should be illegal. It argues it commodifies human life and children, exploits women often driven to it by economic need, can leave the child in an uncertain legal status, and that prospective parents should adopt children in need instead.

Supporting arguments · 5

  1. Surrogacy is immoral
    Commodification of human life is immoral. No country allows the sale of human beings.
  2. A child born to a surrogate is in an uncertain legal situation
    Especially when born in international surrogacy arrangements, the children born from surrogacy may find themselves in the middle of a legal battle.
  3. Surrogacy exploits women
    Most women are forced into surrogacy by coercion or economic need.
  4. Surrogacy has long-term negative impacts
    Surrogacy has long-term negative impacts upon both surrogate and child.
  5. Prospective parents should adopt instead
    It is immoral to utilise surrogacy when there are so many children in the world without families.