ALL MONEY NO HUMANITY IN SO CALLED DEVELOPED WORLD
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WOMBS FROM INDIA, BREST MILK FROM CAMBODIA. GREEN GRASS FROM ASIA.THAT IS AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT WE FOLLOW #damaru
ALL MONEY NO HUMANITY IN SO CALLED DEVELOPED WORLD IS THAT WE PRISTINE ASIAN WANT. WOMEN UNABLE TO GIVE BIRTH NO MILK WHEN THERE IS BIRTH RESULT A MAD WORLD. IS THAT WE ASIA NEED?
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Rent a womb for Rs 3,000/month
There's been a spurt in interest about surrogate baby method of having a child.(REUTERS Photo)
BANGALORE: Ever since Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao went public about their surrogate baby, there's been a spurt in interest about this method of having a child. And top of the mind of potential parents is one question: What does it cost?
Around Rs 3,000 per month and Rs 2 lakh post-delivery.
The treatment, which is a blessing in disguise for many women unable to bear a child, also comes in handy for many economically deprived women. In Bangalore, the country's medical tourism capital, around 75 women have lent their womb to other women over the past two years.
Sujatha (name changed), 26, from a village near Tumkur is one such woman who rented her womb to a woman in 2009 and earned about Rs 2.5 lakh for it. "I supported my brother's education with this money. If I get another chance, I wouldn't mind doing it again," she said.
Surrogate mothers also get insurance cover for 10 months, besides being paid a monthly salary of Rs 3,000. "They're paid around Rs 2 lakh after the baby is born. The entire exercise is done through a legal contract. Also, the surrogate mother's consent is taken in writing," said K T Gurumurthy, an embryologist who runs a city-based trust which spreads awareness about surrogacy.
The trust, the only authorized centre in Bangalore, has been providing the services of egg donors, sperm donors and surrogate mothers since 2007. "The number of surrogate mothers has gone up from 2009. In the past two years, at least 75 women have opted to become surrogate mothers through our trust," said Gurumurthy.
Gynaecologists and obstetricians in the city too advocate surrogacy if all the guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are followed.
"Surrogacy can be an option for women who have a weak womb and are unable to carry a baby. Sometimes, even an infection in the uterus makes it impossible for a woman to bear a baby. At present, there's no law in India for surrogacy. This medical procedure can be a boon for many couples," said Dr Manisha Singh, consultant gynaecologist and sub-specialist in reproductive medicines and surgery, Fortis Hospital.
For women who fail repeated IVF cycles
Surrogacy is suggested to women who have a zero chance of bearing a child even after taking In-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment. "It's an option for a couple to have their own child when a woman doesn't have a uterus or it's very weak to hold the child. Also, in case if TB or some other virus infects the uterus, it makes it weak. There are cases in which women undergo IVF treatment several times, but it doesn't work. In such cases, surrogacy can be a option for the couple," said Dr Reeta Biliangady, clinical director, Sure Fertility.
Says Dr Kamini Rao, medical director, Bangalore Associated Conception Centre (BACC): "Surrogacy is a blessing if used in the right manner but it has been misused on many occasions. If we can bring a law to regulate surrogacy, misuse can be stopped. Infertility affects 10% of the population in our country and yet we don't have a law to regulate surrogacy."
Counselling for surrogates
Usually, doctors look for healthy surrogates who have undergone a couple of pregnancies successfully. They also counsel candidates to see if they're willing to last the full term. "Counselling sessions are held about 4-5 times before signing an agreement with the surrogate. A lawyer is present during these sessions and the entire procedure is video recorded. It may take around 6 months to a year to mentally prepare a surrogate," said Gurumurthy.
ICMR Guidelines
* Biological parents must adopt a child born by surrogacy unless they can establish through DNA the child is theirs
* Surrogacy by assisted conception should normally be considered only by patients for whom it would be physically or medically impossible/ undesirable to carry a baby to term
* Payments to surrogate mothers should cover all genuine expenses associated with pregnancy. Documentary evidence of financial arrangement for surrogacy must be available. The ART centre should not be involved in the monetary aspect
* Surrogate mother should not be over 45 years
* No woman may act as a surrogate mother more than three times
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MAD DEVELOPED WORLD IN THE NORTH- WE ARE TRYING TO EMULATE- STUPIDITY AT ITS BEST-#DAMARU CARE
MORE WHILE WOMEN IN BUSY WORLD UNABLE TO PRODUCE NOR GIVE MILK TO THE ONES PRODUCED,, MEN LOSE SPERM COUNT RAPIDLY- NOW THAT IS DEVELOPMENT FOR THEM NO FOR US ASIA-.
WOMBS FROM INDIA, BREST MILK FROM CAMBODIA. GREEN GRASS FROM ASIA.THAT IS AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT WE FOLLOW #damaru
ALL MONEY NO HUMANITY IN SO CALLED DEVELOPED WORLD IS THAT WE PRISTINE ASIAN WANT. WOMEN UNABLE TO GIVE BIRTH NO MILK WHEN THERE IS BIRTH RESULT A MAD WORLD. IS THAT WE ASIA NEED?
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IS THERE WORSE HUMAN CRIME THAN THIS-WOMEN UNABLE GIVE BIRTH - NO BREST ,MILK.BUT MASS PRODUCTION OF ATOMIC WEAPON TO KILL THE INNOCENT HELPLESS. |
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Some Cambodian mothers have been selling their breast milk to women in the US, in a controversial practice that has now been banned.
But the case has raised questions about whether these women have been exploited, or empowered, by this enterprise.
What happened in Cambodia?
For the past two years, dozens of women have been supplying their excess breast milk to a company called Ambrosia Labs.
The company has been processing and selling the milk in the US. It was marketed at US mothers who have problems producing milk for their babies.
On Tuesday, Cambodia imposed an immediate ban on breast milk exports, effectively ending the business.
It is unclear why it has acted now, although this follows recent bans on other controversial practices such as organ trafficking and surrogacy. Health officials said earlier they were investigating as "the product comes from a human organ".
Several countries run milk banks, where women can donate milk to needy babies. Breast milk is also sold via websites and private networks, and is a thriving niche industry despite some countries' restrictions.
Why is the case controversial?
Children's charity Unicef said the practice was "exploiting vulnerable and poor women for profit and commercial purposes", and said breast milk should not be commercialised.
Ambrosia had set up shop in Stung Meanchey, an area near the capital Phnom Penh and known for its poverty, and reportedly approached women in the area.
Reports said Ambrosia paid them the equivalent of $0.50 per ounce (£0.40 per 28ml), while selling the milk for eight times that price in the US.ANIMALS WITHOUT BRAINS NOR FEEL
Critics say the practice encourages mothers to sell their breast milk instead of giving it to their own babies.
With Ambrosia, "the women are paid by the ounce, so there is the pressure for them to produce and sell their milk... When you introduce a price tag, it creates an incentive", says medical anthropologist Aunchalee Palmquist.
She also says the women may not be fully informed. While they may believe they are selling excess milk, breastfeeding women usually produce just enough for their infant, so some may be unintentionally selling milk that their baby needs.
The alternative is formula milk, but in rural areas, where the majority of Cambodians live, a constant supply of clean water to mix with the powder may be a problem. Many would not be able to afford formula in the first place.
A large percentage of Cambodian newborns are breastfed, but this has dropped in recent years, and overall child malnutrition is still an issue, according to Unicef.
Ambrosia says they only hired mothers who had breastfed their babies for at least six months - the minimum as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) - and limited mothers to two submissions a day.
The WHO also recommends that babies be breastfed, while eating other food, until the age of two or beyond.
Is there another side to the debate?
Ambrosia has argued that it was "empowering" women, and claims it helped more than 90 families financially.
Speaking to media, the women said selling their milk gave them a much-needed stable source of income while enabling them to stay at home and take care of their children. They could earn up to $12 a day - a considerable sum.
"We are regretful that this trade has been banned. It had helped our livelihood a lot," one mother named Chea Sam told AFP.
An alternative would be working in factories or other employment with lesser pay and less ideal conditions.
"They may be working long hours and would be away from their children, so they would not be able to breastfeed them for long," says Annuska Derks, who has researched Cambodian women's issues.
Some mothers also viewed it as helping out other mothers. In several South East Asian societies, "breast milk plays a role in establishing kinship," says Professor Derks.
"It's like the other child is also our child," one mother named Khorn Vanny told the Phnom Penh Post.
The issue is thus also about the mothers' rights as women.
"As uncomfortable as this situation may be, at the end of the day it should be up to women to decide what to do with their bodies," says anthropologist Charlotte Faircloth, who has researched breastfeeding culture.
"It's a difficult thing to decide their autonomy for them, to say they are not educated or don't know what's good for them. There is a danger in sounding patronising.
"If the buyer and seller are happy with the process then we have to respect that that is their decision."
So should Cambodian women be allowed to sell their milk?
Dr Palmquist argues that the women "are impoverished and therefore living in an environment where their choices are constrained. So there isn't really a choice here".
"There could be many other ways to lift them out of poverty in a way that does not biologically exploit women", such as providing better education opportunities and jobs.
The government said on Tuesday in a brief statement on the ban: "Even though we are still poor, we are not so poor that we have to sell human breast milk."
What experts can agree on is that the transnational sale of breast milk is an extremely complex but growing industry and needs greater scrutiny.
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