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Sociodemographic characteristics of 96 Indian surrogates: Are they disadvantaged compared with the general population?

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Commercial surrogacy in emerging countries such as India is often associated with exploitation of vulnerable women, the assumption being that it is performed by poor and uneducated women for rich intended parents. However, the hypothesis that surrogates are poor women has rarely been confronted with field data. The objective was to compare the socioeconomic characteristics of Indian surrogates interviewed in social studies with those of Indian women in the general population in order to provide preliminary data on whether surrogates have a specific profile and are indeed disadvantaged compared with their counterparts. The study analyzes the data from four cross-sectional studies carried out in India among surrogates between 2006 and 2014. Surrogates were recruited through clinics, agencies and agents. Data were collected during face-to-face interviews. The resulting convenience sample included 96 Indian surrogates. Their sociodemographic characteristics were compared with those of the general population extracted from Indian national surveys. The surrogates interviewed had their first child at a younger age than women in the general population, but they tended to have a smaller family. Their social situation tended to be better than that of the general population in terms of education, employment and family income. These results provide first empirical evidence moderating the common assumption that Indian surrogates are the poorest and least educated women. This does not mean, however, that exploitation does not exist. More studies are needed to confirm these results and to explore the issue in new international destinations for surrogacy.
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hal-02082132 , version 1 (28-03-2019)

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Virginie Rozée, Sayeed Unisa, Elise de La Rochebrochard. Sociodemographic characteristics of 96 Indian surrogates: Are they disadvantaged compared with the general population?. PLoS ONE, 2019, 14 (3), pp.e0214097. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0214097⟩. ⟨hal-02082132⟩
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