Legislation to legalise surrogacy in Thailand may offer hope to childless parents, but its purpose is to protect the rights of children born to surrogates. Thailand has no specific law to regulate surrogacy
procedures, but can offer the services of highly-skilled medical professionals. As such, it is a popular destination for childless parents around the world seeking fertility treatment. Under the Civil and Commercial Code, parental rights over babies born under surrogacy are automatically granted to the surrogate mother.
One of the challenges of Thailand's booming surrogacy business is how the intended parents can claim custody rights for their surrogate baby and take the children back to their home country.