A couple of days ago I wrote about how there was a crackdown in Thailand about surrogacy and gender selection.
Yesterday there was a meeting between the various IVF clinics, the Thai Medical Council, lawyers and others. The outcome of the meeting is ominous for those who undertake surrogacy in Thailand: it is over.
In summary, surrogacy is now only recognised in Thailand if:
The ruling coming out of the meeting, bearing in mind that there is now a military junta in charge in Thailand, is that surrogacy will be illegal in Thailand if:
Watch this space.
Yesterday there was a meeting between the various IVF clinics, the Thai Medical Council, lawyers and others. The outcome of the meeting is ominous for those who undertake surrogacy in Thailand: it is over.
In summary, surrogacy is now only recognised in Thailand if:
- the intended parents are a heterosexual married couple
- who are medically infertile
- the surrogacy is altruistic
- and the surrogate is a blood relative.
The ruling coming out of the meeting, bearing in mind that there is now a military junta in charge in Thailand, is that surrogacy will be illegal in Thailand if:
- the intended parent or parents are unmarried under Thai law (i.e. de facto couples, same sex couples and singles are excluded)
- any money is paid to the surrogate
- the removal of the child from Thailand without permission of Thai authorities will breach Thailand's human trafficking laws.
Watch this space.