Legal Measures to Control an Operation of Surrogacy in Thailand
Keywords:
Surrogacy in Thailand, Protection of a Child Born by Medically Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, B.E. 2558 (2015), Transnational surrogacy.Abstract
This article examines legal measures for regulating the operation of surrogacy in Thailand: The Protection of a Child Born by Medically Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, B.E. 2558 (2015). The Act’s main provisions aim to ban transnational surrogacy business, set criteria to control standards and safety in the surrogacy process, and protect children born by surrogacy operations. Despite comprehensive legal measures in Thailand to control surrogacy, unlawful transnational surrogacy persists, while only a small number of legal surrogacy operations have been performed. This leads to questions of whether the current law can fulfill its intent. A plan recently proposed by the Ministry of Public Health to legalize transnational surrogacy, allowing international couples to seek surrogacy services in Thailand, is deemed to be an appropriate solution. However, studies in the legislation of other countries where transnational surrogacy is legal are suggested, and additional protective measures should also be imposed. This is to protect children born through surrogacy and prohibit improper use of medical assisted reproductive technology.
References
BBC News. (2014). Australia Contacts Gammy's Parents. <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-
asia-28686114>.
Caballero, S. M. (2016). Gestational Surrogacy in California. In E. S. Sills (Eds.), Handbook of Gestational Surrogacy (pp. 296-303). Cambridge University Press.
Deonandan, R. (2015). Recent Trends in Reproductive Tourism and International Surrogacy:
Ethical Considerations and Challenges for Policy. Risk Management and
Healthcare Policy, 8, 111-119.
Department of Health Service Support. (2017). Developing Thailand as an International Medical Hub. <https://www.thailandmedicalhub.net/policy>.
Department of Health Service Support. (2023a). Annual Report on Applying for Permission to Operate the Surrogacy. Ministry of Public Health.
Department of Health Service Support. (2023b). Report on Assisted Reproductive Technology Service in Thailand. Ministry of Public Health.
Gryshchenko, M., & Pravdyuk, A. (2016). Gestational Surrogacy in Ukraine. In E. S. Sills (Eds.), Handbook of Gestational Surrogacy (pp. 250-265). Cambridge University Press.
Herring, J. (2018). Medical Law and Ethics (7th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Kosaiyakanont, Y. (2015). Introduction to Surrogacy Law, the Protection of a Child Born by Medically Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, B.E. 2558 (2015). Winyuchon.
Nelson, E. L. (2016). Gestational Surrogacy in Canada. In E. S. Sills (Eds.), Handbook of Gestational Surrogacy (pp. 123-130). Cambridge University Press.
Nilsson, E. (2015). Merit Making, Money and Motherhood: Women’s Experiences of Commercial Surrogacy in Thailand [Master Thesis, Uppsala University].
Nilsson, E.. (2022). Thai Surrogate Mothers’ Experiences of Transnational Commercial Surrogacy [PhD Thesis, Uppsala University].
Patomsirirak, P. (2019). The Legal Issue on The Nationality of Children Born by Surrogacy in Thailand. Thammasat University.
Pruksananonda, K. (2018). Assisted Reproductive Technology. Chulalongkorn University.
Thai PBS. (2020, February 15). Transnational Commercial Surrogacy in Thailand: Embryo Transfer and Delivery of Thai Surrogates in Foreign Countries. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm19QAE3BAU>
Pruksananonda, K.. (2023, April 12). Chinese Hire Thai Surrogates to Obtain Thai Child Support VISA. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dcDMYi5kMI>.
Pruksananonda, K.. (2024, March 1). Ministry of Public Health Proposed A Plan to Amend Surrogacy Law in order to Promote Surrogacy Services in Thailand. <https://www.thaipbs.or.th/news/content/337620>.
UNHRC. (2018). Report on safeguards for the protection of the rights of children born from surrogacy arrangements. UN Doc A/HRC/37/60.
Zegers-Hochschild, F., Adamson, G. D., Dyer, S., Racowsky, C., de Mouzon, J., Sokol, R., Rienzi, L., Sude, A., Schmidt, L., Cooke, I. D., Simpson, J. L., & van der Poel, S. (2017). The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care. Human Reproduction, 32(9), 1786-1801.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
- เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารกฎหมายและนโยบายสาธารณสุข ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใด ๆ
- บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารกฎหมายและนโยบายสาธารณสุข ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใด ๆ จะต้องอ้างอิงเสมอ
