While surrogacy can help infertile couples have children, it also enables baby-selling scams by those who get women pregnant then look for adoptive parents solely to make money. Advancements in science and technology have improved living standards but also require oversight to prevent harm, as the purposes new methods are put to can sometimes cause problems despite technologies themselves being neutral. The article prompts discussion around whether purposely creating babies through surrogacy goes against nature.

1. Technology & Human Developments Wong Yun Ting G13

2. Background “Baby-Selling Scam Focuses Attention on Surrogacy” Article from TIME - Advantages and Disadvantages of advancement in Science and Technology

3. Interesting points: While surrogacy helps infertile couples, the creation of the baby is in fact attached with a price tag. ( Contract has to be in place before a surrogate is impregnated) People are now using this as a platform for money-making (By asking women to get pregnant first, then find adoptive parents)

4. Key messages Advancement in Science & Technology has improved our Standard of Living Science & Technology itself is harmless, it is the purpose & the use of it that causes detrimental effects