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that whoever opts for surrogacy to carry the child of others without having been pregnant before will suffer immense psychological harm. A surrogate mother who already has her own children already knows what pregnancy and bonding are like. the doctor to implant multiple eggs in the hope that some of them will survive. It is common for surrogacy agreements to bind the surrogate to undertake a process of ‘selective reduction’ (abortion) if more than the required number survive or if the foetus does not meet the specifications of the ‘commissioning parents’. to the child she would have carried for nine months. Once the baby is born, the gestational mother’s bond to the child is discarded. Naturally, this might not be the case if the surrogate is a member of the same family. This question becomes even more pertinent in situations of legal limbo following the rejection of a commissioned child by the commissioning parents due to the child not meeting the expectations of the commissioning parents (for instance when child has birth ‘defects’).

His appeal is once again that we should safeguard the best interests of children at all times. While a point has been made about an increase in the number of people with infertility problems this does not preclude us from being cautious on decisions that will have a long-term impact. More time is required to discuss the implications of such a delicate piece of legislation.