title: Surrogacy: ethical and legal issues.
abstract: Surrogacy refers to a contract in which a woman carries a pregnancy "for" another couple. Number of infertile couples from all over the World approach India where commercial surrogacy is legal. Although this arrangement appears to be beneficial for all parties concerned,there are certain delicate issues which need to be addressed through carefully framed laws in order to protect the rights of the surrogate mother and the intended parents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Shrimati Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pikee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
keywords: Surrogacy; altruistic; commercial