Socially and economically marginalized women are used to make a profit, often at the cost of their own health and reproductive autonomy, in the name of commercial surrogacy. Discuss the ethical issues associated with commercial surrogacy in India. Should commercial surrogacy be completely banned?

The surrogacy often comes to rescue by offering money to socially and economically marginalised section because of poor regulatory process resulting in their exploitation. The ethical issues associated with commercial surrogacy are:

(1) Right of women over her body v/s the state's decision: It is the women's right over the body and her decision on how to earn. But this comes with the exploitative role.

(2) The job opportunities lacking v/s state's regulation. (3) Social & economical impact on women v/s the benefits of women earning. (4) Traditional values over the modern values.

The banning of commercial surrogacy has both its adv & disadv:

Thus, it is good to stop the exploitation but with the measures to ensure no marginalisation and providing adequate jobs.