Thailand surrogacy laws make surrogacy in Thailand possible for intended parents because of a lack of clear interpretation of the subject. Local and federal government officials have been undecided on how they will treat this field of infertility in Thailand. Because of this lack of decision, surrogacy in Thailand remains open to the government’s interpretation. This opens the door for intended parents to do surrogacy in the kingdom at least for the time being.
On August 1, 2007, Thailand joined the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children & Cooperation with regards to Inter-country Adoption. This is actually referred to as the Hague Adoption Convention. The Hague’s sole responsibility is to ensure the safety of international adoptions with the respect to human trafficking. They set strict guidelines on who can adopt a baby from a Hague nation. For instance, you have to be a certain age and have a certain standard of health. Most of the time gay intended parents cannot adopt a baby from a Hague nation. Because of these strict guidelines, some worry that Thailand government officials could use these laws as a base in interpreting surrogacy laws in Thailand and thus make it difficult for an intended parent to take their baby out of the country. One thing to note is this is just a theory. Thailand Fertility has not heard of any cases where this actually occurred.
Nevertheless, this beautiful, small country has become an international destination for intended couples, both heterosexual and gay, to do surrogacy in Thailand. Thailand is the only remaining country where intended parents can turn to make their families, and the cost is also a huge factor. It costs about 1/3 the price of the U.S.
Contrary to some media reports of the future of surrogacy in Thailand, there have been some positive signs that the Thailandn government has openly accepted the practice. In fact, the Thailandn Health Minister has said that they will draft a new law that helps to regulate surrogacy in the kingdom. Representatives from the Health Ministry have been in contact with IVF clinics in Thailand to build a framework of the new law. However, as of today, no new laws have been drafted or sent to the Parliament.
After the baby is born through a surrogate, the intended father has to declare the baby with the surrogate and ask legal permission from her that his name be placed on the birth certificate. For the baby to be able to leave Thailand, the father must also get the permission from the surrogate mother when applying for a passport and birth certificate from his embassy.
While surrogacy in Thailand may not seem like an obvious choice for many intended parents, the fertility clinics in Thailand are reputable and many were opened by doctors from Bangkok and are well funded. These Thai doctors bring decades of experience in the fertility field and some are world renowned fertility doctors. Therefore, intended parents can feel safe doing surrogacy in Thailand.
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