[Surrogate maternity--literature review and practice]

Area of Science:

• Reproductive Medicine
• Bioethics
• Sociology

Context:

• Assisted reproductive technologies have advanced significantly over the past two decades.
• Societal interest in the ethical and moral dimensions of assisted conception has grown.
• Diverse societal views complicate a uniform ethical stance on assisted conception.

Purpose:

• To review international and governmental organizations' opinions on surrogacy.
• To examine religious perspectives on surrogacy.
• To summarize attitudes towards surrogacy in the context of assisted reproduction.

Summary:

• A literature review was conducted to explore various viewpoints on surrogacy.
• The review encompasses international, governmental, and religious organization stances.
• Surrogate mother is defined as a woman who bears and relinquishes a child for another person.

Impact:

• Public opinion has evolved, increasingly accepting surrogacy in specific infertility cases.
• The European Congress on Human Reproduction (2008) acknowledged surrogacy as a potential solution for infertility.
• Future trends suggest a continued strengthening of surrogacy acceptance, focusing on its positive contributions to family life.