Look at the phenomenon of Hollywood surrogate mothers

Using a surrogate mother or employing another woman's uterus to develop a fetus is a choice that many Hollywood artists are beginning to consider. There, this procedure is called surrogacy. A pregnant woman is called a surrogate mother.

Celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Tyra Banks and Lucy Liu have used surrogacy services to get their babies. So, what exactly is the surrogacy procedure?

Choose a successor to get offspring

There are two replacement procedures to get offspring, namely traditional pregnancy and pregnancy.

1. Traditional pregnancy
In traditional pregnancy, father's sperm is planted in the surrogate's stomach. So, the biological mother of the child is a surrogate mother, because the eggs come from surrogate mothers. Then he will go through the design process until birth. In addition, the baby is your and your partner's right to be raised.

2. pregnancy pregnancy

Meanwhile, a substitute pregnancy uses in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques. In this technique, fertilization that occurs between the mother's egg cell and father's sperm is done outside the uterus.

After fertilization has successfully formed an embryo, the prospective fetus is implanted in the surrogate's stomach. So, unlike traditional surrogate mothers, surrogate mothers are not biological birth mothers.

At present, the practice of traditional substitution procedures is rarely done. Most parents want their children to inherit their genes. This cannot be obtained from the procedure.

The procedure of using a substitute is quite complicated

To undergo this process, husband and wife, as well as surrogate mothers, must go through complicated stages. Not only related to health and reproductive conditions, the legal side also needs to be examined and adopted by the people involved.

Remember that surrogacy services are not cheap. This is a very high cost, with the risk of failure still remaining.

This procedure is performed not only for convenience, but also for medical reasons. As Kim Kardashian, for example, who finally chose a replacement service, after having a placenta accreta. This condition causes the placenta to remain attached to the uterus after delivery.

Practicing surrogate mothers in Indonesia

In Indonesia, the use of surrogate mothers to obtain offspring is not yet legal. Based on the Republic of Indonesia Health Law No. 36 of 2009, it was stated that pregnancy attempts outside the natural route can only be done by couples who are legally married with the following conditions.

The results of fertilization of sperm and egg cells of the husband and wife concerned are implanted in the womb of the woman at the origin of the egg.
This procedure is carried out by health workers who have expertise and authority.
This procedure is carried out in several health care facilities.

In view of the above law, the use of a surrogate mother to obtain offspring cannot be carried out legally. Because, this action must go through the process of planting sperm and eggs in the uterus, which is not a woman's uterus.

If you have reproductive problems, consult your obstetrician for the most appropriate method. In addition to having a surrogate mother, you might be able to carry out IVF procedures, which already have legal clarity in Indonesia.