Since the Technologically Assisted Reproductive Medicine Surrogate Children Protection Act 2015 has been in effect, the approval committee has approved 149 couples out of 157 surrogacy applications. All parties involvedwere required to abide by strict rules to ensure the procedures were legal and not for commercial gain. A legal surrogacy requires a qualified couple, surrogate mother, doctor and medical facility, Arkhom said. The surrogate mother must be the couple’s blood relative but not the couple’s parent or child, Arkhom said. If the surrogate mother refuses consent, the abortion cannot be performed and her agreement with the couple would end.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 04, 2018 21:00 UTC