Police arrest Thai women suspected of being illegal surrogate mothers in Bangkok in 2020. (File Photo)
The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) is drafting an amendment to the “Protection of a Child Born by Medically Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, B.E. 2558 (2015)” to increase the penalties against those who facilitate illegal surrogacy in the country, including brokers and hired women.
“We are amending this act,” DHSS chief Sura Wisetsak said on Thursday, adding the draft is being made after the department became highly concerned about an increasing number of illegal surrogates in the country.
The department is currently working with the Royal Thai Police’s investigation team to determine whether wrongdoers are…
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