Surrogacy in Canada
Surrogacy in Canada was legalized in 2004 after the “Assisted Human Reproduction Act” was passed. You can become a surrogate mother in Canada only for altruistic reasons. The use of services of surrogate mothers for commercial purposes entails criminal responsibility
Legislation
In 1989, the Canadian government approached the Reproductive Technologies Innovation Commission for advice on new developments in fertility treatments. The government consulted with health professionals and independent experts, researchers and other reproductive medicine professionals. The result of it was the “Law on Assisted Human Reproduction”.
Paying for surrogate mother services in Canada is illegal. The only possible option is when a girl at least 21 years old agrees to carry a child for a married couple without monetary compensation.
At the same time, the surrogate mother has the right to reimbursement of costs associated with pregnancy, childbirth, as well as to compensation for temporary disability in the postpartum period.
You can find a surrogate mother or egg donor in Canada through the Internet: through advertising, through forums and reviews, and Canadians take it easy.
Canada strictly adheres to the confidentiality of participation in the surrogacy program. Any financial reward to a surrogate mother is illegal and punishable (fine and / or imprisonment for up to 10 years).
Surrogacy in Canada is the most effective way for childless couples to create a full-fledged family. Homosexual couples are also allowed to use the services of a surrogate mother.
The cost
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Finding a surrogate mother in Canada who agrees to carry a child for a married couple for free is not an easy task. The search can take a long time, which couples do not always have.
Infertile couples go abroad in search of a fertility clinic.
Ukraine is one of the few countries in the world where commercial surrogacy is legal. A large number of agencies work in Ukraine, among which VittoriaVita occupies a leading position. VittoriaVita Agency has developed various complex fertility treatment programs, costing from 36 to 50 thousand euros.
Other countries where surrogacy is legal
Ukraine
Ukraine has favorable laws in the field of assisted reproductive technologies.
Advantages:
- centers work under a contract,
- parental rights belong to the genetic father and mother,
- reasonable prices,
- the quality of medical care is not inferior to European,
- a large selection of centers for reproductive medicine,
- the cost of paperwork for a newborn is included in the total price of the program.
There is one disadvantage: surrogacy is not available for single parents and gay couples.
England
Advantages:
- non-commercial surrogacy is legalized in the UK,
- he surrogate mother is reimbursed for the expenses she incurred during pregnancy, the childbirth and all medical procedures are paid.
Disadvantages:
- formalizing the rights of a newborn in the United Kingdom is legally difficult and time consuming.
Belgium
Advantages:
- affordable cost (about 50 thousand euros).
Disadvantages:
- Belgium has not developed a legal framework to regulate surrogacy,
- the field of reproductive medicine is not legally regulated, the rights of surrogate mothers and married couples are not protected by law, therefore none of the clinics will guarantee the successful outcome of treatment.
USA
America is the first state to start using surrogacy to treat infertility. Each state has its own ordinances, and laws may differ from one district to another.
Advantages:
- the newborn receives American citizenship, can also obtain the citizenship of the country to which he will leave with his parents,
- parental rights belong to biological father and mother,
- anyone can take part in the program, regardless of gender, marital status, orientation.
Disadvantages:
- high prices,
- in the United States there is no law for all states that regulates the procedure for surrogacy.
