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The Australian government has issued a cautionary alert for prospective parents considering surrogacy arrangements in Argentina.
“Participating in a surrogacy agreement may result in being denied entry into Argentina,” they warned.
The specific reasons for today’s announcement are not entirely clear, but surrogacy has garnered increased scrutiny from authorities in recent years. Concerns are mounting that affluent countries are driving a demand that may exploit women in vulnerable situations.
Surrogacy in Argentina isn’t strictly prohibited, yet it operates in a largely unregulated and ambiguous legal environment.
Critics have accused surrogacy networks of taking advantage of vulnerable women, withholding payments in cases of miscarriage, and treating babies as commodities.
Smart Traveller’s warning urged Australians to get comprehensive and independent legal advice from an Argentine lawyer with specialisation in this area before attempting to travel there for a surrogacy arrangement.
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