ALLAH the almighty, has blessed humanity with many things on the earth. He has bestowed countless essentials which are not only necessary for the sustenance of life but multiply the zeal of life manifolds as well. Making humans able to reproduce is also an important blessing. This blessing has made the continuation of the human race possible even after deadly pandemics and the bloodiest wars. Reproduction used to be a simple process of mating where male sperms were like a seed and the female womb along with an egg used to convert that seed into a plant and nourish it.
But with time reproduction is being changed as well. Cloning is one of the examples of it where even a cell is sufficient to produce a living organism of the same characteristics. Cloning was not acceptable due to moral and religious concerns and now surrogacy has evolved as a widely used method of getting children. In surrogacy, a carrier is arranged by parents who can’t reproduce themselves. They arrange a female carrier in whose womb, a fusion of egg and sperm is inserted and she carries it in her womb for 9 months and delivers it as a baby.
The abovementioned reason is the most prominent one where parents due to some complications cannot reproduce themselves and look for alternatives. Some people to protect their careers also do this because they can’t risk their careers by investing at least one year in a pregnancy journey. Another reason is some fear of the pregnancy journey, its complications, and pain so they want an easy baby, and surrogation appears as the best option for them.
Should it be allowed?
In my point of view, surrogacy is a personal choice where someone wishes to be a parent without direct involvement and arranges a carrier and carries consents to be so. Nothing illegal or wrong happens as someone wishes and consents. It would be wrong if the carrier is arranged by force. If a proper contract is signed by taking into consideration all the factors and parameters then I believe nothing is wrong with surrogacy.
I want to add a bit of suggestion in this regard that maternity is not just a process but a special feeling and one who keeps the baby for 9 months and then delivers it, forges a very special and emotional bond that surpasses all the financial gains. So first of all ladies who have already been mothers should be used as carriers as only she can understand the feeling of being a mother and if she still opts for it then all is fine.
Secondly, before surrogation, screening of genes of both parents and carrier should be performed and no negligence should be tolerated on this behalf. In case of any complications or incompatibility, it must be stopped.
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