The rising popularity of surrogacy in Georgia
Business Daily
BBC
4.4 • 796 Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
The small Caucasian country, which borders Russia, has experienced increased demand for surrogates after the war in Ukraine meant that Russia and Ukraine were no longer options for couples wanting a baby. Those countries used to be international hubs for surrogacy - when a woman carries a pregnancy for another couple or individual.
In Georgia, commercial surrogacy is legal, and regulations are extremely liberal. Affordable prices make Georgia an even more attractive alternative. We hear from clinics who say they are struggling to keep up with demand, plus from a surrogate mother who says it has been life-changing for her financially.
Producer and presenter: Khatia Shamanauri (Image: A pregnant woman looking at her phone. Credit: Getty Images)
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| 0:00.0 | The explanation from the BBC World Service takes a deep dive into the big stories affecting our lives, |
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| 0:17.7 | Hello, I'm Hatia Shama Nauri. Welcome to Business Daily from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:24.6 | Today is surrogacy in Georgia. The country which borders Russia has experienced increased demand for |
| 0:30.5 | surrogates after the war in Ukraine meant that Russia and Ukraine were no longer options for |
| 0:36.3 | couples wanting a baby. |
| 0:38.1 | Patients started to seek for the alternative, |
| 0:42.4 | and where they found our country, |
| 0:44.4 | and it was like exploring our country for them, |
| 0:49.7 | because many people just did not know about us. |
| 0:53.3 | We'll hear how for some women in Georgia becoming a surrogate mother has been life-changing |
| 0:59.0 | financially. |
| 1:00.0 | I have always only to own a house. |
| 1:04.0 | This was my only motivation and I was able to buy a house for my son. |
| 1:09.0 | I still stay in touch with this foreign couple. |
| 1:11.5 | They always send me photos and videos of the child. |
| 1:14.4 | We have not lost each other. |
| 1:15.9 | I'll be finding out how this small country is being coping with a sudden shift in demand. |
| 1:21.6 | That's all coming up on business daily. |
| 1:35.2 | Interested questions. interested in interested in helping couples who are unable to have children get in touch these kinds of statements have become a common sight on the streets of the georgian capital |
| 1:40.3 | tbilisi you will come across similar ads in the city subway as well. Just a short |
| 1:45.9 | stroll outside is enough to learn that surrogacy agencies and clinics in the small Caucasian |
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