Wombs for Rent

[LucyMay]

Re: Wombs for Rent

@khattichic

When my husband and I were going through our fertility struggles, and it became clear that I was having problems carrying a baby to term, we thoroughly researched all our options, beginning with what was permissible in Islam first. We spoke with the Imam of our main local masjid (he’s Turkish), a Mufti, who related to my father (based in Hyderabad, India), and also a lady in our community who works as a Muslim chaplain in area hospitals in our city, and they all said the same thing: surrogacy is not permissible, as it involves the body of a third person, na mehram. I’m surprised to hear that gestational carriers are taking place in Pakistan. You would think the mullahs would be all over this one.

Just wondering.. why is it not permissible? The husband and the surrogate mother don’t actually have sex…