What is Altruistic Surrogacy ?
Altruistic surrogacy refers to any surrogacy arrangement in which the surrogate mother volunteers to carry a baby for the intended parents without receiving any financial compensation (no additional base compensation covering surrogacy services), except reimbursement of her medical expenses (health insurance, medical screening, and procedures fees, reimbursement for invasive procedures, travel reimbursement (travel expenses to IVF clinic), pregnancy and delivery expenses reimbursement (the maternity bundle including routine prenatal laboratory tests, ultrasounds, intrapartum care, and postpartum care), reimbursement for lost wages, reimbursement for reproductive organ loss, and childcare reimbursement).