Surrogacy of the womb is absolutely legal in Argentina despite the fact that there is still no regulatory law. What is it about? how it works and what requirements must be met to access the method

Recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), surrogacy is a therapeutic option within assisted reproduction treatments, which offers the possibility of achieving pregnancy in a person (called a pregnant woman) who will carry out the pregnancy with the so that the child born has ties of filiation with a person or couple called principal(s)

the technique benefits different groups of people who for some reason cannot or cannot conceive: women unable to carry out a pregnancy due to various pathologies that prevent it, among other issues that would also put their life or that of the baby at risk when they become pregnant ; same-sex couples or single people

In Argentina there is still no regulatory law, however the process can be carried out. How do I proceed to access the method? Especially without traveling abroad

In many countries of the world such as the United States, Russia, Canada, Greece and Ukraine it is expressly allowed. The inconvenience that arises in Argentina is that despite the specific cases and the jurisprudence, there is still no regulatory law on solidarity gestation

In Argentina, there are different requirements requested by fertility centers to carry out a surrogacy process. From the legal point of view, the only requirement is the signature of the prior, free, express and informed consent of the intended parents and the surrogate mother. It is at the discretion of the medical center to request life insurance in the name of the pregnant woman and medical coverage to carry out the corresponding tests and controls during pregnancy and childbirth