Pioneering surrogacy case tests local judiciary
Friday, July 22, 2016
With many couples struggling to conceive, the evolution of medical science has come as a Godsend, providing many options and opportunities over and above adoption.
Surrogacy is the on the rise worldwide and recently the debate over the practice has engrossed public debate, via a case currently going through the judiciary. Surrogacy is an arrangement or agreement where a woman carries a pregnancy on behalf of a separate couple who are unable to have children on their own. The practice involves fertilising an egg outside the body or in vitro fertilisation, with the resultant embryo transferred to a surrogate being the woman who will carry the pregnancy.
These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...