As mentioned, I'm still hopeful that these frozen embryos are available to me so I can bring over a surrogate. Initially, I was hoping they could ship my frozen embryos to my clinic here in Canada. You can ship your embryos to India so you would think they could be shipped back. But alas, I was advised that shipment was not possible.
I wholeheartedly trust SCI and am not questioning them, but I have read information online that contradicts that. Some clients of Indian clinics are writing that they can have their embryos shipped to North America - not sure if they are doing this legally but one would assume so. I'm curious how their clinics are able to do this. Also, I found the following Q&A quite informative - it speaks to this situation directly but it also comes from this side of the pond. It's what India decides that is the determining ruling one would assume.
So I'm a bit confused - it would be great if I could ship them to my clinic for sure. Of course, laws, regulations, etc. can change on the drop of a dime as we are experiencing right now. There could have been a loop-hole that they are sealing up tightly as I type this :) Nonetheless, this provides some hope in my eyes. For now, we continue to wait.
Thank you for letting me share this part of my world with you!
PS - Another article on the current surrogacy situation in India.
In my opinion, they put themselves in a hot mess. I don't know how they can fix this without losing face. The single parent surro came after their supreme court ruling on Manji baby case, it was a loop hole that they opened up. Just like in a lot of civilized countries, it is hard to overrule a supreme court decision. As for embies export, I think there is a law that prohibits genetic materials to be ship out of India, but they need to address this soon.
ReplyDeleteHot mess for sure! It's odd reading posts from others that have gone to India stating they can have their embies exported. I agree that it's not permitted but also agree they would have a lot of stranded embryos.
DeleteHere's wishing you all the best. I can only imagine your frustration regarding not being able to ship your embryos out. It's like they're being held hostage! We have the opposite problem. We have embryos sitting in America that were to be shipped to India this week and now we can't do that any more. The whole thing is a mess. All the best.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It would be great to have closure to this one way or another. I'm thinking my chances are higher that I can bring over a surrogate than having my embryos exported but we shall wait and see. Clinic is working hard to find out the answers. Just would be a waste if I couldn't use my remaining embryos.
DeleteSorry to hear that you can't ship your embryos to India anymore. Hoping things work out for you guys too! Maybe the light bulb will come on for them!
Could you go pick up the embryos yourself and bring them back?
ReplyDeleteThat would be great but I believe that's also not permitted. I'm sure the clinic is doing its due diligence to explore all options.
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