Thailand drafts landmark law opening surrogacy services to foreign couples

[snoop1130]

 

The Public Health Ministry is currently drafting an amendment, to the law on the protection of children born through the application of assisted reproductive technology, to allow foreign couples access to surrogacy services in Thailand, said Arkhom Praditsuwan, deputy director-general of the Health Service Support Department.

 

According to the subcommittee responsible for amendment, foreign couples will be allowed to bring their own or use a Thai surrogate, adding that the process must strictly abide by the legal terms, which are still being worked out.

 

There will, however, be measures in place to prevent commercial surrogacy services and human trafficking.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-03-01

 

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[sherwood]

And the children will be added to the Thai census figures.

FFS.

[Rampant Rabbit]

The  morons  in charge stopped  surrogacy about 7-8 years  ago (Condo  full of babies and Japanese form memory) at just the  time we were  using it...........Thanks you bunch of useless farts, too  late  now too  old.

[RandiRona]

Everything is for Sale in Thailand !!

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Public Health Ministry is currently drafting an amendment, to the law on the protection of children born through the application of assisted reproductive technology, to allow foreign couples access to surrogacy services in Thailand, said Arkhom Praditsuwan, deputy director-general of the Health Service Support Department.

Babies for sale, who say's Thailand ain't broke.

[bamnutsak]

This is a very very bad idea.

 

They've been there, and done that.

 

'Baby factory' mystery: Thailand's surrogacy saga reaches uneasy end

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43169974

[mikebell]

Does this mean they need farang sperm donors, only I'm free most weekends?

[jippytum]

A recent scandal involving Chinese men using surrogate Thai women to  bear children and then obtain visa entitlements as the fathers of Thai children was exposed and condemned recently.The authorities promised to prevent further use of Thai woman as surrogate child bearers  for foreign businessmen.   Boy they really cleaned up the business by making it legal .

[Puccini]

2 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

This is a very very bad idea.

 

They've been there, and done that.

 

'Baby factory' mystery: Thailand's surrogacy saga reaches uneasy end

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43169974

 

Good of you to have conributed that link.

 

This surrogacy industry seems to be big business with big profits and this being Thailand, one cannot help but wonder who in government has a vested interest in the new law getting passed by parliament.

[PETERTHEEATER]

5 hours ago, mikebell said:

Does this mean they need farang sperm donors, only I'm free most weekends?

How much do you charge mid-week? 😋