Investigators: No to surrogate mothers – Sydsvenskan

– The most important reason we do not want to allow surrogacy in Sweden is the risk that women face pressure to become surrogate mothers. It is a big commitment and it involves risks to undergo pregnancy and childbirth. We believe that even with a proper trial and a strong support to women so it can never be ruled out that it was preceded by a compulsion, says Eva Wendel Rosberg to SVT.

For 32-year-old Petra Ekenstierna in Trelleborg’s announcement further setback in a years-long struggle to have children with her husband, Marcus.

– For me, the door properly closed anyway, so I never charge any hopes in advance. But it’s still something in me that always yearn and think “about”, says Petra Ekenstierna, who because of a disease five years ago can not have children, said.

– In my world Sweden is supporting right now surrogate motherhood in other countries. We support organ trafficking. We support people to travel to India where women are poor and vulnerable and buy their organs. In Sweden, families have been able to set up that does not get a penny but do it out of pure love.

Surrogacy is allowed in several other countries, and in Sweden is more than a hundred children conceived through a surrogate arrangements abroad. Once seen in Sweden is not ethical to use another woman means to resolve a childless couple’s problems – but three years ago, the National Council on Medical Ethics (Smer) stated that surrogacy should be permitted if no money is involved.

Women who want to be surrogate mothers for families should have the opportunity to rule over their bodies, considered Smer.

But Eva Wendel Rosberg analysis is another.

– Smer looked more at the medical ethical principles and did not go into the many complex legal issues as a surrogate contract means. We have had a broader perspective and really looked at the legal issues that arise, she says to SVT.

Her investigation beats also ruled that commercial surrogate arrangement abroad should be discouraged – even if it becomes difficult.

– it approaches the trafficking of women and what we do not want the Swedish women will be exposed to, we do not want that women in poor countries should be subjected to .

the issue divides the parliamentary blocs: KD and V are against surrogacy, while the C and L is for as long as the money is not involved. Other parties have not yet decided, but would await the findings of the investigation.