30 July 2015

Commercial surrogacy banned

A new child protection act prohibiting commercial surrogacy and the trade of sperm and eggs took effect.

As advised by the Public Health and Social Development and Human Security Ministries, the new law says the only people entitled to exploit assisted reproductive technology are childless, married, heterosexual couples. Provisions were included to prevent reproductive technology being abused for commercial surrogacy, human trafficking, or child abandonment. The law also stated that children born with the help of assisted reproductive technology would be legally recognised as the offspring of the heterosexual married couples seeking legal surrogacy, Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin said.

As well as the commercial surrogacy ban, surrogacy brokering, surrogacy service advertising and the trade or import of sperm, eggs or foetuses were prohibited. More than 60 medical institutions in Thailand could provide assisted reproductive technology to married couples with reproductive difficulties, said Boonruang Trairuangworawat, director-general of the Department of Health Service Support.

Under the new law, only legally married couples that pass an assessment by certified doctors are eligible to seek a surrogacy service. Thais who are married to a foreigner are required to wait at least three years from the day of their marriage registration to become eligible for the service.

30 July 2015

Commercial surrogacy banned

A new child protection act prohibiting commercial surrogacy and the trade of sperm and eggs took effect.

As advised by the Public Health and Social Development and Human Security Ministries, the new law says the only people entitled to exploit assisted reproductive technology are childless, married, heterosexual couples. Provisions were included to prevent reproductive technology being abused for commercial surrogacy, human trafficking, or child abandonment. The law also stated that children born with the help of assisted reproductive technology would be legally recognised as the offspring of the heterosexual married couples seeking legal surrogacy, Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin said.

As well as the commercial surrogacy ban, surrogacy brokering, surrogacy service advertising and the trade or import of sperm, eggs or foetuses were prohibited. More than 60 medical institutions in Thailand could provide assisted reproductive technology to married couples with reproductive difficulties, said Boonruang Trairuangworawat, director-general of the Department of Health Service Support.

Under the new law, only legally married couples that pass an assessment by certified doctors are eligible to seek a surrogacy service. Thais who are married to a foreigner are required to wait at least three years from the day of their marriage registration to become eligible for the service.