THE ancient Roman poet Horace knew nothing of surrogate motherhood when he wrote: “It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, so he be a man of merit. ” The 17th - century French writer’s maxim, “Birth is nothing where virtue is not, ” was also penned long before the concept of surrogate birth became a legal quagmire.
प्राचीन रोमी कवि हॉरस, प्रतिनियुक्‍त मातृत्व के बारे में कुछ नहीं जानता था जब उसने लिखा: “यदि एक व्यक्‍ति प्रशंसनीय है तो इस बात का कोई महत्त्व नहीं कि उसने किस माता - पिता से जन्म लिया है । ”