Gestational surrogacy under the legal systems of countries around the world and experiences for the improvement of the law in Vietnam

Abstract

Recently, the fast development of science and technology has impacted many social relations. On which, giving birth with assisted reproductive technology in general and gestational surrogacy, in particular, is one of the countless legal issues being strongly influenced by different scientific, technological, medical, and/or biological factors. This is also a matter of concern in many legal systems across nations all over the world each with very different legal views. In Vietnam, provisions on surrogacy were passed due to the influence of many different theoretical and practical factors. The actual implementation of the law over the past few years has proved that regulations on surrogacy have brought happiness to many families and have made a positive contribution to the stability and general development of society. Within the scope of this article, the authors focus on analysing gestational surrogacy under the legislative views of nations representing groups of different outlooks. Thereby, based on assessments of the current provisions of countries around the world, the authors propose recommendations to improve the law on altruistic gestational surrogacy in Vietnam.