surrogate motherhood in Poland

The Catholic Church stands strong against the surrogate motherhood, although many Polish citizens support the opening of the first-ever agency in the country. The cagency has already released the price list for its services and even obtained its first clients, the Noviye Izvestia newspaper reports.

Surrogate mothers are obliged to undergo a series of profound medical examinations, which include tests for genetic diseases. In addition, the women will have to provide special medical certificates to prove that none of their relatives suffer from any genetic diseases either. To crown it all, they undertake not to drink alcohol or smoke tobacco during pregnancy.

Potential parents in their turn must guarantee that they will adopt a baby in any case, whether it is born as a healthy baby or not. A surrogate mother also undertakes not to have any claims after the birth of a baby.  

Surrogate motherhood has become a subject of vivid discussions in Poland recently. Recent opinion polls conducted in the country showed that the majority of the Poles approve the initiative, although the Catholic Church vehemently opposes it. Clergymen believe that it is not a surrogate mother, but God, whom childless people need to address with prayers.

Organizers of the center say that they decided to take up the initiative because of the serious demographic situation in Poland. To make matters worse, about 1.5 million Polish families cannot have children.

The parliament of Poland does not seem to be able to pass the law about artificial fertilization, hesitating between the official stance of the Roman-Catholic Church and the need to help citizens of Poland.