Uterus rental: Regulating surrogacy in China

Area of Science:

• Reproductive Law
• Bioethics
• Public Policy

Background:

• Surrogacy technology offers reproductive solutions for families facing infertility.
• China maintains a strict prohibition on all forms of surrogacy.
• Despite legal restrictions, illegal surrogacy remains prevalent in China.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the issue of illegal surrogacy in China.
• To re-examine the current regulatory framework governing surrogacy in China.
• To propose necessary changes to address legal challenges in surrogacy.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of existing surrogacy legislation in China.
• Examination of the supervision and enforcement mechanisms for surrogacy regulations.
• Review of legal loopholes and their implications.

Main Results:

• Current surrogacy regulations in China contain legal loopholes.
• Lack of clearly defined legal consequences for regulatory breaches.
• Absence of a mature supervision and implementation hierarchy for surrogacy.

Conclusions:

• The existing monitoring system for surrogacy is insufficient.
• Prevention mechanisms and deterrence effects are inadequate.
• Urgent legislative and supervisory reforms are needed to manage illegal surrogacy.