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Criteria for selecting a surrogate mother
Ceska Gynekologie
|June 20, 2019
Summary
The most common criteria for selecting a surrogate mother include parental status and health history. Regulations in the Czech Republic should consider these factors and potentially limit procedures per surrogate.
Area of Science:
- Reproductive Medicine
- Bioethics
- Legal Studies
Background:
- Surrogate motherhood is a complex reproductive technology with varying legal and ethical considerations globally.
- Debate exists regarding the criteria for selecting surrogate mothers and the necessity of regulation in the Czech Republic.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the criteria used for surrogate mother selection in regulated European countries.
- To inform the debate on whether and how surrogate motherhood should be regulated in the Czech Republic.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative content analysis of legal documents from the UK, Netherlands, Greece, and Portugal.
- Analysis of 23 websites of agencies mediating surrogate motherhood.
Main Results:
- Key selection criteria include parental status, gynecological history, age, general health (excluding psychiatric conditions), and lifestyle.
- Less frequent criteria encompass BMI, citizenship, relationship to applicant, marital status, financial stability, and prior procedures.
- Challenging-to-assess factors like willingness and family support are also considered.
Conclusions:
- Current criteria for surrogate selection are comprehensive but may benefit from adjustments to the upper age limit and a limit of one procedure per surrogate.
- Recommendations include ensuring psychologists possess psychodiagnostic qualifications and restricting the procedure to couples residing in the Czech Republic.
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