http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Tue, 3 Jul 2007 04:11:19 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2007/07/01/112824.php#comment-237112 Ah yes, we are in agreement then about legal protections for both sides. 237112@desicritics.org Tue, 3 Jul 2007 04:11:19 EDT http://desicritics.org/2007/07/01/112824.php#comment-236949 jawahara... agreed, that is why I said that there needs to be protection for the couple so that this doesn't turn into some kind of money making racket where they get cheated out of huge sums and yet never get a baby. and yeah I guess I did not word it that well, but you're right.. it's not necessarily a selfless act if you're doing it to get paid handsomely. :) I just think at *this* stage the surrogates have the greatest chance of being exploited, kind of like with the organ donation schemes. But with surrogacy I am sure that tables could turn and with the unscrupulous brokers acting for the surrogates they could begin cheating couples, just like the adoption scams that happen in the west. it's all very sad. 236949@desicritics.org Mon, 2 Jul 2007 05:52:28 EDT http://desicritics.org/2007/07/01/112824.php#comment-236935 Interesting and thought-provoking as Dee says but somewhat one-sided SS. There definitely needs to be some legal protections but not just for the surrogate. Surrogates do hold the trump card in this transaction and can refuse to give up the child, disappear with the baby closer to the due date, ask for more money before giving up the child, etc. Not that all these things happen but they (and other things) are within the realm of possibility. There need to be protections for both sides and perhaps some organization that ensures that neither side is taken advantage of. Also, I am not sure that doing something for a huge amount of money as you said is really a selfless act. :-) To me it seems to be providing a service for a price, and there is nothing wrong with that. Not that surrogacy cannot be selfless but I, for one, would not be sure that it is, when there is a huge sum of money involved. But that might just be. 236935@desicritics.org Mon, 2 Jul 2007 03:34:09 EDT http://desicritics.org/2007/07/01/112824.php#comment-236731 Thought provoking article SS. Unfortunately in India the poor are frequently exploited and lives come cheap. 236731@desicritics.org Sun, 1 Jul 2007 11:36:50 EDT