What it is necessary to know about surrogacy in Russia and Ukraine? What legislative acts regulate this sphere? According these questions we prepared the answer in our article.
The program of surrogate motherhood represents reproductive technology by means of which it is possible to gift humanity with own progeny even in the presence of the certain diseases doing this process almost impossible. In Russia surrogacy is authorized the law and is regulated by such normative legal acts as:
REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY AS A SOCIAL INNOVATION IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
This article is devoted to the important problem of the deterioration of the reproductive health of Russians, which determines the health of the progeny and the viability of generations, as well as significantly affecting the size of the birth rate. Statistical indicators of the use of contraception among women of reproductive age, the spread of artificial abortion operations, statistics of primary and secondary infertility were studied. The data of the Public Opinion Foundation on the problem of childless marriages and the reproductive rights of citizens are given. The results of the practice of assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), surrogate motherhood, etc. in medical research centers are shown. The importance of state support of these technologies and liberalization of legal regulation of the implementation of the desire to become parents as the most important tool of demographic policy is emphasized. The article raises issues of increasing the social significance of family planning and sex education, the formation of family and moral values in youth, a healthy lifestyle, responsible motherhood and fatherhood.
The number of potential mothers in Russia will be reduced twice
About “a demographic hole of the 90th”, unprecedented on scales, which Russia will face till 2020, and about by what methods it is possible to change a situation and to increase birth rate in the country next years, in the lecture on Gazeta.ru tell authors of a number of works on demography studying of Russia Andrey Korotayev, Darya Halturina and Yulia Zinkina.
(This text is written in cooperation with Yulia Zinkina — the candidate of historical sciences, the research associate of Institute of Oriental studies of RAS).
Next years Russia will face consequences of catastrophic recession of birth rate of the end of the 1980th — the beginnings of the 1990th years (i.e. consequences of a so-called “demographic hole of the 90th”). It is necessary to emphasize that we deal here with a demographic hole, absolutely unprecedented on scales, which Russia had not to face yet.
Surrogacy in Belarus. Reasons, nuances, taboo
12 years ago childless Belarusian couples could not expect that their child will carried out by other woman. In this country surrogacy was under a ban. Today the similar service became a norm.
An opportunity to sign such contracts appeared in Belarus in 2006 about marriage and family included separate article about surrogacy in the Code of Republic of Belarus. However families decided to take such step not at once. The first contract was signed only two years later. Now on average I certify two contracts a month — the notary of the Minsk city notarial district Valentina Strekh brought up to date.
Surrogate motherhood in Russia and foreign countries: comparative legal analysis
Surrogate motherhood is gaining ground in the world and is at the peak of relevance in modern society. According to statistics, in the late 70s of XX century the number of infertile couples in the world was 5%. Today, this figure is 10–15% in negotiability and reaches 18–20%, and according to some data, up to 30%, taking into account active detection, while already 15% is evidence that the problem has acquired national importance (by definition WHO). In Russia, infertility of married couples is about 15 – 20%. To date, more than 4 million children have been born using assisted reproductive technology methods. Of course, the attitude to this issue is far from unequivocal. Supporters believe that surrogate motherhood gives a chance to those families who are already completely desperate to have their own child. Opponents believe that surrogate motherhood turns children into a commodity, and motherhood becomes paid work. Nevertheless, in this article we set ourselves the goal to dwell in greater detail on the legal aspects of this issue. In most foreign countries, surrogacy is prohibited or restricted. This confirms the fact that the draft resolution on the legislative establishment of the practice of surrogate motherhood was rejected by a majority vote of the members of the Council of Europe Committee on Social Issues, Health and Family Relations.