SURROGACY AND THE RIGHTS OF A SINGLE, UNMARRIED WOMAN Opting for surrogacy is often a choice made when a woman is unable to bear children of their own. Babylonian law and custom allowed this practice of surrogacy to avoid divorce. Developments in medical science, change in social customs and legal proceedings together paved the way for surrogacy - a term what we understand in today's world. A large number of ethical questions have been raised over a period of time in the matters concerning social justice, women's right, child welfare etc. Many argue that it leads to the exploitation of women in developing countries whose wombs are commodified to meet the reproductive needs of the more affluent. while others argue that it provides much needed resources to women facing poverty. WHAT IS SURROGACY It is a process in which a woman carries and delivers a child for a couple/individual. Surrogate mothers are impregnated through the use of invitro fertilization. A legal contract is req