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ArticleAfrican health sciences2024

Ethical, medico-legal and financial aspects of the legalization of surrogate maternity in Bulgaria.

A Mihaylova, D Bakova, D Davcheva, A Yaneva, D Shopova, S Harizanova, N Parahuleva, M Semerdzhieva

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A MihaylovaDepartment of Health Care Management, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
D BakovaDepartment of Health Care Management, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
D DavchevaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
A YanevaDepartment of Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and E-learning, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
D ShopovaDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
S HarizanovaDepartment of Hygiene, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
N ParahulevaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
M SemerdzhievaDepartment of Health Care Management, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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Abstract

The legalization of surrogacy and reproductive choices is a possible solution for childless families and the specialists in this area prove that this is a great challenge and responsibility. There are many issues on the topic: medical, ethical, as well as socio-psychological, legal and financial. The aim of present survey is to study and analyse the attitudes of society regarding some medical, social and economic and law aspects related to the legalization of surrogate maternity in Bulgaria. An anonymous survey was conducted involving 387 people. The data was collected via a pen and paper questionnaire pack. The initiative has provoked wide public interest. According to the participants in the present study, in the event of it being legalized, surrogate maternity should not become a profession, a source of surplus income for the surrogate mother, but the costs directly related to the pregnancy, birth and postpartum recovery should be compensated. The rights of the surrogate mother regarding custody of the child after birth and abortion rights should be limited in favor of the intended parents. The aspects discussed concern only the projected legal framework of surrogate maternity in Bulgaria, because at the present, the Bill has not been adopted.

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Gestational CarriersAdultBulgariaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPregnancySurveys and Questionnaireslaw regulationreproductive ethicsSurrogate maternity

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PMCPMC11970168

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