Points of contention in surrogacy bill
5 years, 1 month ago

Points of contention in surrogacy bill

Hindustan Times  

The bill to ban commercial surrogacy has several loose ends and the 23-member Rajya Sabha select committee to which it has been referred for further scrutiny will discuss and try to rectify the shortcomings to avoid legal complications that are likely to arise if it is notified in its present form, experts say. The Surrogacy Bill, 2019, seeks to allow altruistic surrogacy in cases where the surrogate mother is a close relative who has been married and has had a child of her own. Altruistic surrogacy confined to families will lead to a new form of domestic violence as families would force the women of the house to surrogate a child for a childless couple, ” Bahl said. “While the adoption law permits a single mother to adopt, the surrogacy bill prohibits it since only infertile couples are allowed to go for a surrogate child. Also, while the MTP law allows a pregnant woman to abort within 12 weeks, on the advice of one doctor, the surrogacy bill permits a surrogate mother to abort only after getting approval from a statutory board to be set up as per the regulations.

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Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply over bar on surrogacy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply over bar on surrogacy

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Centre on a petition challenging the bar under the Surrogacy Act that prevents married couples who already have a child from having a second child through surrogacy. According to National Family Health Survey data, the petitioner pointed out, the trend of primary infertility depicts a gradual decrease over time Issuing …

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Bar On Surrogacy For Second Child Of Couples Already Having A Healthy Child
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Bar On Surrogacy For Second Child Of Couples Already Having A Healthy Child

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Union government's response on a plea filed to allow an intending couple, having a healthy biological child, to beget a second child through surrogacy if it so wants.The bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and AG Masih passed the order upon hearing a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution, which challenged the constitutional …

Right to children or children’s rights? Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome
9 months ago

Right to children or children’s rights? Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome

Associated Press  

ROME — An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican, with a top official calling for a broad-based alliance to stop the “commercialization of life.” A Vatican-affiliated university hosted a two-day conference promoting an international treaty to outlaw surrogacy, be it commercial arrangements or so-called altruistic ones. So actually there is no exploitation, there …

Amended surrogacy law doesn’t go the full distance
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Amended surrogacy law doesn’t go the full distance

Hindustan Times  

The amendment to the Surrogacy Rules, 2022, now allows donor gametes to be used by couples facing medical issues. While logical, the amendment still does not go far enough because even now at least one donor gamete has to be from the commissioning parents and a single woman still needs her own gametes. Courts have passed interim orders in multiple …

How will the change in surrogacy rules impact prospective parents? | In Focus podcast
10 months ago

How will the change in surrogacy rules impact prospective parents? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The Surrogacy Act was passed in 2021, but over two years later, it continues to be mired in some amount of confusion and on-going cases in the Supreme Court. Brought in to ban commercial surrogacy, it allows only for altruistic surrogacy under certain conditions, and aims to regulate surrogacy clinics, part of the huge infertility health sector in the country. …

Tweaks fail to fix flaws in surrogacy regulations
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tweaks fail to fix flaws in surrogacy regulations

Hindustan Times  

The government has tweaked the Surrogacy Rules to allow married couples to use donor gametes if one of them is unable to provide viable ova or sperm. The Surrogacy Act remains a much-flawed legislation, and incremental corrections mean sections of the population will continue to be deprived of the option. Even in the present instance, widows and women divorcees can’t …

Why were the surrogacy rules modified? | Explained
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why were the surrogacy rules modified? | Explained

The Hindu  

February 25, 2024 10:14 pm | Updated February 26, 2024 10:48 am IST The story so far: The Union government on February 21 modified the Surrogacy Rules, 2022, to permit married couples to use donor eggs or donor sperm for surrogacy — a move that provided a big relief to those with medical complications. The modification in the surrogacy rules …

Centre seeks data from States to assess functioning of Surrogacy Act, 2021
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre seeks data from States to assess functioning of Surrogacy Act, 2021

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry has asked all States and UTs about the total number of couples and single and unmarried women who have availed surrogacy successfully since the Surrogacy Act, 2021, came into force to assess the functioning of the law. In a communication sent to the Principal Secretary /Secretary of all States and UTs last month, the Ministry also …

Supreme Court allows surrogacy, strikes down rule banning use of donor gametes
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court allows surrogacy, strikes down rule banning use of donor gametes

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has protected the right of parenthood of a woman, suffering from a rare medical condition, by staying the operation of a law which threatened to wreck her hopes to become a mother through surrogacy. Mr. Jain referred to Rule 14 of the Surrogacy Rules which listed the medical or congenital conditions owing to which a woman could …

Why exclude single women from opting for surrogacy: Delhi HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Why exclude single women from opting for surrogacy: Delhi HC

The Hindu  

Why cannot single, unmarried women avail of the benefit of surrogacy under the law, the Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre while seeking an explanation for the “discrimination”. A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula also questioned why only a widow or a divorcee aged between 35 and 45 could avail of the …

Infertile Couples Excluded From Opting For Surrogacy: Plea In Bombay High Court Challenges Notification Barring Use Of Donor Gametes
1 year, 7 months ago

Infertile Couples Excluded From Opting For Surrogacy: Plea In Bombay High Court Challenges Notification Barring Use Of Donor Gametes

Live Law  

A writ petition before Bombay High Court challenges an amendment to the surrogate mother’s consent form under the Surrogacy Rules, 2022, which prevents couples from availing surrogacy using donor gametes. “…the principal reasons any intending couple or single woman tend to opt for surrogacy are infertility by birth or otherwise, various failed attempts through IVF procedures and advanced age due …

Same sex couples, live-in partners not included in surrogacy and assisted reproduction laws, says govt. in Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Same sex couples, live-in partners not included in surrogacy and assisted reproduction laws, says govt. in Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The government in the Supreme Court has said that same sex couples and live-in partners are not included in surrogacy and assisted reproduction laws to avoid ‘misuse’ and provide children a ‘complete family’. The government said the inclusion of live-in and same sex couples within the ambit of the Surrogacy Act would lead to “misuse”. Jarring note The government’s affidavit …

Including Live-In & Same-Sex Couples Under Surrogacy Act Might Lead to Misuse: Centre to Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Including Live-In & Same-Sex Couples Under Surrogacy Act Might Lead to Misuse: Centre to Supreme Court

Live Law  

Inclusion of live-in couples and queer couples within the ambit of the Surrogacy Act would open the scope of ‘misuse’ of such facilities and it would be difficult to ensure the best future for the child born through surrogacy, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. In its 102nd report, the committee was of the view that with respect to …

Despite Clarifying In Court That Surrogate Mother Need Not Be Genetically Related To Child, Centre Refuses To Issue Notification, Petitioners Claim
1 year, 8 months ago

Despite Clarifying In Court That Surrogate Mother Need Not Be Genetically Related To Child, Centre Refuses To Issue Notification, Petitioners Claim

Live Law  

The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that despite issuing an important clarification to an apex court bench regarding the eligibility of a surrogate mother under the existing surrogacy laws in the country, no notification or office memorandum to that effect had been passed by the central government. She said: “The government has not issued any notification with respect to …

Why UK surrogacy laws need a ‘real overhaul’
1 year, 8 months ago

Why UK surrogacy laws need a ‘real overhaul’

The Independent  

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'Surrogate Mother Need Not Be Genetically Related To Child' : Centre Clarifies Surrogacy Law Provision Before Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

'Surrogate Mother Need Not Be Genetically Related To Child' : Centre Clarifies Surrogacy Law Provision Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the centre to immediately give effect to the three important clarifications that the union government has, in consultation with the National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board, issued regarding the extant regime on surrogacy and assisted reproductive technologies. A division bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi was hearing a batch of …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On IVF Specialist's Plea Challenging Provisions Of Surrogacy Regulation Act & ART Act
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On IVF Specialist's Plea Challenging Provisions Of Surrogacy Regulation Act & ART Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Indian Council of Medical Research in a petition challenging certain provisions of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, 2021, the Surrogacy Act, 2021 and related rules. The petition filed by IVF specialist Arun Muthuvel points out a …

Couples Opting for Surrogacy Will Have to Buy 3-yr Health Insurance for Surrogate Mothers: Govt
2 years, 6 months ago

Couples Opting for Surrogacy Will Have to Buy 3-yr Health Insurance for Surrogate Mothers: Govt

News 18  

Couples who intend to take the surrogacy route to become parents will have to buy a general health insurance coverage in favour of a surrogate mother for a period of 36 months, according to the Surrogacy Rules issued recently. According to the rules notified by the Union health ministry on June 21, the number of attempts of any surrogacy procedure …

Couples opting for surrogacy to buy three-year health insurance for surrogate mothers: Centre
2 years, 6 months ago

Couples opting for surrogacy to buy three-year health insurance for surrogate mothers: Centre

Firstpost  

The insurance amount should be sufficient enough to cover expenses for all complications arising out of the pregnancy and also postpartum delivery complications New Delhi: Couples who intend to take the surrogacy route to become parents will have to buy a general health insurance coverage in favour of a surrogate mother for a period of 36 months, according to the …

The debates around the Surrogacy Act
2 years, 7 months ago

The debates around the Surrogacy Act

The Hindu  

The story so far: Petitioners in the Delhi High Court questioned why marital status, age, or gender were the criteria for being allowed to commission or not commission surrogacy in India. Defining ‘surrogacy’ as a practice where a woman undertakes to give birth to a child for another couple and agrees to hand over the child to them after birth, …

Health Matters: Dashing Hopes of Parenthood, New Surrogacy Policy Likely to Create Illicit Baby Market
2 years, 8 months ago

Health Matters: Dashing Hopes of Parenthood, New Surrogacy Policy Likely to Create Illicit Baby Market

News 18  

Surrogacy was back in the news after celebrity Priyanka Chopra announced the birth of her daughter via a surrogate mother. “There were several OCI couples who were promised the same rights as Indian citizens, however, with this blanket ban, the widespread Indian diaspora has been left in the lurch,” Gaurav Wankhede, CEO of Become Parents Global Surrogacy, an agency that …

Critical Analysis Of Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2021 And Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill 2021
2 years, 10 months ago

Critical Analysis Of Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2021 And Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill 2021

Live Law  

The scope of this article is to analyze the effects of the recently passed Surrogacy Regulation Bill 2021 and Assisted Reproduction Technology Bill 2021. Ban on Surrogacy a)Judicial View The Supreme Court's decision in Indian Hotels and Restaurants Association and Others v State of Maharashtra in the context of bar dancers in Maharashtra would be suitable to evaluate on the …

Children born through surrogacy are ‘disadvantaged’ over rights issues
2 years, 11 months ago

Children born through surrogacy are ‘disadvantaged’ over rights issues

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Children born through surrogacy are …

What the new laws regulating fertility services in India say | In Focus podcast
3 years ago

What the new laws regulating fertility services in India say | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

This month, two bills dealing with fertility services have been passed by Parliament — the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2021, and the Surrogacy Bill 2020. The fertility services sector in India is huge, and has boomed over the last couple of decades. Over the last decade or so, there have been news reports of various kinds that have to do …

The Surrogacy Bill and how it proposes to regulate the surrogacy market in India
3 years, 1 month ago

The Surrogacy Bill and how it proposes to regulate the surrogacy market in India

India Today  

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday gave the green light for passage of two important bills for the regulation of the practice of surrogacy and other reproductive technologies in India --the Surrogacy Bill, 2019 and the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2020. Though similar legislations, the Surrogacy Bill has been passed as a separate legislation primarily for protection of the rights of …

Parliament approves bills on ART, surrogacy
3 years, 1 month ago

Parliament approves bills on ART, surrogacy

Hindustan Times  

Parliament passed on Wednesday a bill to regulate assisted reproductive technology services such as in-vitro fertilisation centres, sperm or egg banks and curb unethical practices related to issues such as sex selection. The Rajya Sabha passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2021 by a voice vote, a week after the Lok Sabha cleared the draft legislation. The bill was passed …

Mansukh Mandaviya to introduce Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020 in Rajya Sabha: All you need to know about the legislation
3 years, 1 month ago

Mansukh Mandaviya to introduce Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020 in Rajya Sabha: All you need to know about the legislation

Firstpost  

The Bill completely prohibits commercial surrogacy and only allows altruistic surrogacy for Indian married couples Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya is scheduled to move ‘The Surrogacy Bill 2020’ in Rajya Sabha today. The Surrogacy Bill 2020 The Bill was first introduced by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha on …

Israel's Supreme Court clears way for same-sex couples to have children through surrogates
3 years, 5 months ago

Israel's Supreme Court clears way for same-sex couples to have children through surrogates

Firstpost  

The state had argued that the law was intended to protect surrogate mothers but the court ruled that it would be possible to strike a balance that would not discriminate. Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday cleared the way for same-sex couples to have children through surrogate mothers, a move hailed by lawmakers and activists as a victory for LGBTQ rights. …

[Citizenship Of Surrogate Babies] Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 Is Going To Be Placed Before Rajya Sabha: Centre Informs SC [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

[Citizenship Of Surrogate Babies] Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 Is Going To Be Placed Before Rajya Sabha: Centre Informs SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Surrogacy Bill, 2019 is going to be placed before the Rajya Sabha in the ensuing Monsoon Session, the Centre informed the Supreme Court today.The Additional Solicitor General made this submission while the Court was considering an appeal which raises the issue of citizenship of a child born in India out of surrogacy in which biological parents are foreign nationals …

The new surrogacy bill protects the interests of all
4 years, 11 months ago

The new surrogacy bill protects the interests of all

Hindustan Times  

Research done by the World Health Organization estimated that in 2010, 48.5 million couples worldwide were unable to have a child of their own. Clinics in India have been offering assisted reproductive technology services such as gamete donation, intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilisation, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and gestational surrogacy. A child born through gestational surrogacy has no …

WA surrogacy laws languish in Parliament as attention shifts to voluntary euthanasia
5 years ago

WA surrogacy laws languish in Parliament as attention shifts to voluntary euthanasia

ABC  

Garrett Chapell and Leon McDonald-Chapell always knew their dream of starting a family was going to be difficult, especially in a state that does not allow men to use a surrogate. Key points: WA laws prevent single men and male same-sex couples from using a surrogate A bill to amend the laws was introduced last year, but has stalled in …

LS Passes The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019: Read The Salient Features [Read Bill]
5 years, 5 months ago

LS Passes The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019: Read The Salient Features [Read Bill]

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Surrogacy Bill, 2019, introduced by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. The Bill allows altruistic surrogacy, a selfless arrangement where only medical expenses and insurance cover are provided to the surrogate mother,. The Bill allows altruistic surrogacy, a selfless arrangement where only medical expenses and insurance cover are provided to the surrogate mother, and …

How to make the Surrogacy Bill more inclusive?
5 years, 5 months ago

How to make the Surrogacy Bill more inclusive?

The Hindu  

The Surrogacy Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha earlier this month with the intent of facilitating altruistic surrogacy in the country. In a conversation moderated by Ramya Kannan, Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, West Bengal MP, gynaecologist and fertility expert, and Gita Aravamudan, award-winning journalist with an interest in gender issues and author of ' Baby Makers: The Story of …

Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2019: All you need to know
5 years, 5 months ago

Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2019: All you need to know

India TV News  

The Surrogacy Bill, 2019 that aims to prohibit commercial surrogacy in India will be passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday. Traditional surrogacy is done via Artificial Insemination, with the surrogate using her own egg and another man's sperm. Gestational surrogacy is done via IVF, where fertilised eggs from another woman are implanted into the surrogate's uterus. ABOUT THE BILL …

Govt introduces bill in Lok Sabha to ban commercial surrogacy, includes provision for relatives to act as 'altruistic' surrogates to Indian couples
5 years, 5 months ago

Govt introduces bill in Lok Sabha to ban commercial surrogacy, includes provision for relatives to act as 'altruistic' surrogates to Indian couples

Firstpost  

The government introduced the Surrogacy Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha that also provides for constitution of surrogacy boards at national and state levels. New Delhi: Commercial surrogacy will soon be banned and only close relatives will be permitted to act as surrogates to infertile couples for “ethical altruistic” reasons. On Monday, the government introduced the Surrogacy Bill, 2019 in …

Surrogacy: Parents should get automatic parental rights for child from birth, say Law Commissions
5 years, 7 months ago

Surrogacy: Parents should get automatic parental rights for child from birth, say Law Commissions

The Independent  

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Is surrogacy legal in the UK, how does it work and how much does it cost?
5 years, 8 months ago

Is surrogacy legal in the UK, how does it work and how much does it cost?

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