Legal Provisions and Grey Areas For George and many other vulnerable women that take this oft-exploited and unethical path, it is fraught with so many half-truths, hearsays and a conditioning of their minds without any recourse to their personal health and future complications. It brings one to question if there are legal frameworks to protect them. This has led many to argue that surrogacy is legitimate in Nigeria, but the surrogacy laws in Nigeria remain ambiguous, this definitely has created room for exploitation and illegitimate practices to thrive.