The issues of legal regulation of surrogacy in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the problem of legal regulation of surrogacy. The issue of surrogate motherhood has not yet found a clear-cut solution not only in Kazakhstan but also in foreign countries. «Is surrogacy the answer to infertility?», «what is the legal status of a surrogate mother or embryos?», these are the issues, in addition to many more, that are becoming more urgent with the rapid medical technology innovation. This paper attempts to examine existing relevant research coducted by scientists of different disciplines, as well as to analyze religious views on surrogate motherhood in the modern context.