Author(s): DR. (MRS.) SOIBI GEORGE-IBIKIRI | Volume 18 (2)April, 2023
Abstract
Reproduction, the ability to procreate a life remains a vital essence of life especially in marriage as it makes or mars the marital journey in most African societies. Women cherish the capacity to procreate and look forward to motherhood experiences. However, due to one factor or another taking its toll on the human body, some persons do not have the ability to reproduce and are led to seeking alternative options such as surrogacy, adoption and many more. Surrogacy has been found to overcome the choice of adoption that was once the choice of persons desiring to have a child as surrogacy has provided opportunity for those who want their own child using their sperm or egg or both in some cases, thereby creating some biological link with the child. However, it is the finding of this paper that not all countries practice surrogacy and in Nigeria where the act is carried out does not have a proper legal framework guiding the practice of surrogacy in Nigeria. This paper recommends that it will be beneficial to have in the practice encouraged in order to give reproduction rights and motherhood to any woman through regularization; legal framework that will deal with all issues of surrogacy.