Press Trust of India / Melbourne : Rising number of Australians are turning to India for surrogacy
arrangements to fulfil their parenting dreams, according to a new study.
India is being seen as a preferred destination for commercial
surrogacy, followed by Thailand and the United States, according to the
study by 'Surrogacy Australia', an agency involved in international
surrogacy.
According to Herald Sun, the agency had found there were 200
recorded surrogacy births in India to Australian couples so far this
year, compared to 179 in 2011, 86 in 2010 and 47 in 2009.
The research included Australian government statistics, data collected
from 14 large overseas surrogacy agencies and a survey of 217
Australians.