title: The hasty British ban on commercial surrogacy.
abstract: While commercial surrogate parenting arrangements continue to flourish in the U.S., Britain has made it a criminal offense for third parties to benefit from surrogacy. Voluntary surrogacy, however, is still within the law. Banning commercial surrogacy while leaving voluntary surrogacy lawful seems neither logical nor fair. A more equitable solution would be to license stringently and control both commercial and nonprofit agencies to provide these services.
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D032982:Contracts; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D011247:Pregnancy; D013533:Gestational Carriers; D006113:United Kingdom