Delhi HC seeks govt’s stand on plea against surrogacy law provisions
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi HC seeks govt’s stand on plea against surrogacy law provisions

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Friday sought the Centre’s response on a plea challenging provisions of surrogacy laws on the ground that they exclude single men and married women from opting for surrogacy as a reproductive choice. A bench of acting chief justice Vipin Sanghi and justice Sachin Datta was hearing a plea by Karan Balraj Mehta, a single man, and Dr Pankhuri Chandra, a married woman and mother of a child, when it said the matter required “consideration” and granted the Centre six weeks to submit its response. In their petition filed through advocate Aditya Samaddar, the duo claimed that commercial surrogacy is the only option available to them but the “ban on commercial surrogacy robs them of the option”. The plea also contended that the best eligibility criteria to maximise the chances of finding the best surrogate mother would be any healthy woman above the age of majority and “the needless conditions of being genetically related, of a particular age, married and already having at least one child only constrict the universe of available candidates who may otherwise become healthy surrogate mothers”.

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Supreme Court to examine age limit in India's surrogacy laws
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court to examine age limit in India's surrogacy laws

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine on February 11 issues over the age bar for surrogate mothers and others under the laws. A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma, which heard about 15 petitions challenging certain provisions of the Surrogacy Regulation Act and the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, 2021, asked the Centre to file …

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply over bar on surrogacy
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Surrogacy rules changed in India: Who will benefit?
1 year, 1 month ago

Surrogacy rules changed in India: Who will benefit?

Live Mint  

The Centre has now allowed married couples to use an egg or sperm of a donor in case one of the partners is suffering from a medical condition. As per the amended Surrogacy Rules, 2022 the District Medical Board has to certify that either the husband or wife is suffering from a medical condition, necessitating the use of donor gamete. …

Surrogacy in India: Navigating rights, inclusion, and child welfare
1 year, 1 month ago

Surrogacy in India: Navigating rights, inclusion, and child welfare

Hindustan Times  

The recent Supreme Court ruling on an unmarried woman's plea for surrogacy has ignited a firestorm of debate, reigniting vital conversations about parenthood, reproductive rights, and the complexities of navigating societal norms within the legal framework. While the 2020 Act aims to safeguard vulnerable parties, it must ensure equitable access to surrogacy services irrespective of marital status, age, or sexual …

Indian judge denies single woman right to surrogacy saying institution of marriage under threat
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian judge denies single woman right to surrogacy saying institution of marriage under threat

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 A Supreme Court judge hearing …

Centre seeks data from States to assess functioning of Surrogacy Act, 2021
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Karnataka High Court Allows Thirteen Intending Couples To Undergo Surrogacy Using Donor Gametes Despite New Amendment Disallowing It
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Allows Thirteen Intending Couples To Undergo Surrogacy Using Donor Gametes Despite New Amendment Disallowing It

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has allowed a batch of petitions and permitted thirteen couples to opt for surrogacy using donor gametes. The bench said the new amendment to the Surrogacy Rules which prohibits the use of donor eggs for gestational surrogacy of an intending couple can be diluted on a case to case basis. The amendment substituted paragraph 1 in …

Surrogacy Permissible Only If Altruism And Lack Of Financial Benefits Established: Kerala High Court Orders Police To Question Proposed Mother
1 year, 4 months ago

Surrogacy Permissible Only If Altruism And Lack Of Financial Benefits Established: Kerala High Court Orders Police To Question Proposed Mother

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court yesterday directed the DIG, Thiruvananthapuram to conduct an enquiry and submit a report after interacting with a proposed surrogate mother and her family to ensure altruistic surrogacy. The Court was considering a plea submitted by the petitioners for the issuance of a medical indication certificate from the District Medical Board for undergoing surrogacy as per the …

Why exclude single women from opting for surrogacy: Delhi HC
1 year, 5 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 …

'Enacted After Following Due Procedure': Centre Opposes Plea Challenging Vires Of Surrogacy Act, ART Act In Delhi High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

'Enacted After Following Due Procedure': Centre Opposes Plea Challenging Vires Of Surrogacy Act, ART Act In Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Centre has opposed a plea challenging the vires of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy Act, 2021, arguing that both the Acts have been enacted following due procedure established by law.Seeking dismissal of the plea, Centre through Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has submitted that both the Acts have been enacted to ensure that. Centre has …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On IVF Specialist's Plea Challenging Provisions Of Surrogacy Regulation Act & ART Act
2 years, 6 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 …

Unmarried woman moves SC challenging Delhi HC order denying permission to terminate pregnancy
2 years, 8 months ago

Unmarried woman moves SC challenging Delhi HC order denying permission to terminate pregnancy

India Today  

After the Delhi High Court order refused to allow an unmarried woman to undergo medical termination of pregnancy at 23 weeks, observing it is not permitted under the abortion law after 20 weeks for pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship, the 25-year-old woman on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking relief. DELHI HC DENIES PERMISSION The Delhi High Court, …

Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Look Into Constitution Of State Board & Regulatory Authorities For Surrogacy
2 years, 9 months ago

Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Look Into Constitution Of State Board & Regulatory Authorities For Surrogacy

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra Government to expeditiously look into the constitution of regulatory authorities for surrogacy procedures under the new Assisted Reproductive Technology Act and Surrogacy Act. Mid-way through the petitioner's treatment, in January 2022, the new Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2021 and Surrogacy Act 2021 was notified. Since the hospital was unwilling to transfer …

Couple Moves Gujarat HC Seeking Custody Of Their 3 Day Old Child From Surrogate Mother Who Is In Judicial Custody
2 years, 9 months ago

Couple Moves Gujarat HC Seeking Custody Of Their 3 Day Old Child From Surrogate Mother Who Is In Judicial Custody

Live Law  

The intended parents of a 3-day-old child have moved to the Gujarat High Court seeking custody of the child from the surrogate mother, who is presently in judicial custody in connection with a criminal offence.Essentially, the couple opted for surrogacy and entered into a surrogacy agreement with a 31-year-old divorcee woman to become a surrogate mother of their. The intended …

Centre mandates 3-yr health insurance plan for surrogate mothers
2 years, 9 months ago

Centre mandates 3-yr health insurance plan for surrogate mothers

Live Mint  

The government has issued fresh surrogacy rules, making it mandatory for couples who wish to become parents through surrogacy to buy health insurance plans for surrogate mothers. According to the new provisions, the intending couples will need to purchase a general health insurance cover in favour of a surrogate mother for a period of 36 months from an insurance company …

The debates around the Surrogacy Act
2 years, 9 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, …

"Requires Consideration": Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Vires Of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act & Surrogacy Act
2 years, 10 months ago

"Requires Consideration": Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Vires Of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act & Surrogacy Act

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea challenging the vires of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy Act, 2021.The plea states that some of the provisions of the Acts are discriminatory against a single man desirous of being a father through surrogacy and a married woman who already has a child and is …

Health Matters: Dashing Hopes of Parenthood, New Surrogacy Policy Likely to Create Illicit Baby Market
2 years, 10 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
3 years 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 …

No, surrogacy is not exploitative
3 years, 2 months ago

No, surrogacy is not exploitative

Live Mint  

“Motherhood is a state of being which has, from time immemorial, been defined by a set of cliched, internalized words that are as powerful as they are evocative. In our minds, the creation, sustenance and nurturing of life hinges on the blending of these words into synonymity.” I wrote these words in in the preface to my 2014 book Baby …

"No Law Which Bars Parties From Entering In Gestational Agreements": Delhi Court Declares Couple As Biological Parents Of Child Born Out Of Surrogacy
3 years, 2 months ago

"No Law Which Bars Parties From Entering In Gestational Agreements": Delhi Court Declares Couple As Biological Parents Of Child Born Out Of Surrogacy

Live Law  

While declaring a couple as legal and biological parents of a child born out of a surrogacy arrangement, a Delhi Court has observed that there is no law in the Country which bars par­ties from entering into gestational agreements. Civil Judge Chitranshi Arora of the Saket Courts analyzed the law regarding surrogacy in India and observed that while there is …

The Surrogacy Bill and how it proposes to regulate the surrogacy market in India
3 years, 3 months 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 …

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

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking COVID Specialized Maternal Care Centers In Hospitals For Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking COVID Specialized Maternal Care Centers In Hospitals For Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition for ensuring availability of COVID-19 protocol compliant specialized maternal care centres in all hospitals in the national capital for the benefit of pregnant women and lactating mothers.Justice Rekha Palli sought response of the Centre and the Delhi Government and granted two weeks' time to file counter affidavits.The plea has been …

[Citizenship Of Surrogate Babies] Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 Is Going To Be Placed Before Rajya Sabha: Centre Informs SC [Read Order]
4 years, 6 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 …

"May Approach Delhi HC In Ongoing Suo Motu Proceedings" SC Disposes Off Plea Seeking Amelioration Of Doctors
4 years, 7 months ago

"May Approach Delhi HC In Ongoing Suo Motu Proceedings" SC Disposes Off Plea Seeking Amelioration Of Doctors

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed off the plea filed by Udaipur-based Doctor Arushi Jain, seeking amelioration of doctors and healthcare workers in light of the ongoing suo motu poceedings before the Delhi High Court, allowing petitioners the liberty to approach the High Court.Before a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Subhash Reddy & MR Shah, Senior Advocate KV Vishwanathan. The …

Delhi HC Allows Plea Seeking Termination of 23 Weeks Old Pregnancy Due To Abnormalities In Foetus
4 years, 8 months ago

Delhi HC Allows Plea Seeking Termination of 23 Weeks Old Pregnancy Due To Abnormalities In Foetus

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has allowed the plea moved by a woman seeking termination of her 23 weeks old pregnancy on the ground of abnormalities and comorbidities in the foetus. Today, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan allowed the Petitioner to go ahead with the termination of her pregnancy after relying upon the Expert Committee …

The new surrogacy bill protects the interests of all
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Rajya Sabha Refers Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill To Select Committee
5 years, 4 months ago

Rajya Sabha Refers Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill To Select Committee

Live Law  

Seeking certain amendments to the Surrogacy Bill, 2019, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday referred the Bill to the Select Committee. The bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, on August 5.Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan moved a resolution to refer the bill to select committee, in the light of …

LS Passes The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019: Read The Salient Features [Read Bill]
5 years, 7 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 …

Parliament updates: J&K Reorganisation Bill 2019 passed 125-61 in Rajya Sabha; Upper house adjourned till 11 am tomorrow
5 years, 7 months ago

Parliament updates: J&K Reorganisation Bill 2019 passed 125-61 in Rajya Sabha; Upper house adjourned till 11 am tomorrow

Firstpost  

5:24 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Lok Sabha takes up Surrogacy bill Stating that in the recent years India has unfortunately emerged as the hub for surrogacy, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the bill which seeks to ban commercial surrogacy was “the need of the hour”. Moving the Surrogacy Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage, …

Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2019: All you need to know
5 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

Where is the love: 62 per cent Indians say same-sex marriages not accepted, finds Mood of the Nation poll
6 years, 1 month ago

Where is the love: 62 per cent Indians say same-sex marriages not accepted, finds Mood of the Nation poll

India Today  

Legislation and concomitant regulation are rushed in for newer forms of social relationships like same-sex marriages which, according to the MOTN, finds acceptance only of one in four persons in Indian society. But another regulating surrogacy states that it can only be undertaken by a close family relative, as an altruistic activity, a labour of love, which she must undertake …

What is altruistic surrogacy?
6 years, 3 months ago

What is altruistic surrogacy?

The Hindu  

What is an altruistic surrogacy arrangement? According to the new Surrogacy Bill, approved by the Lok Sabha last week, it includes contracting a ‘close relative’ as a surrogate by a heterosexual married couple who have been childless for five years of their marriage. But unlike the Surrogacy Bill, the THOA identifies ‘near relatives’ as ‘spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, brother …

Lok Sabha Passes Surrogacy Regulation Bill To Prohibit Commercial Surrogacy
6 years, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha Passes Surrogacy Regulation Bill To Prohibit Commercial Surrogacy

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha yesterday passed the Surrogacy, which was introduced in 2016. Prohibition of commercial surrogacy :The Bill seeks to completely ban commercial surrogacy.The Law Commission of India, in its 228th Report, had recommended prohibition of commercial surrogacy by enacting a. The statement of objects and reasons of the Bill says "Due to lack of legislation to regulate surrogacy, the …

Lok Sabha Passes Surrogacy Regulation Bill To Prohibit Commercial Surrogacy
6 years, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha Passes Surrogacy Regulation Bill To Prohibit Commercial Surrogacy

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha yesterday passed the Surrogacy, which was introduced in 2016. Prohibition of commercial surrogacy :The Bill seeks to completely ban commercial surrogacy.The Law Commission of India, in its 228th Report, had recommended prohibition of commercial surrogacy by enacting a. The statement of objects and reasons of the Bill says "Due to lack of legislation to regulate surrogacy, the …

LS passes Bill banning commercial surrogacy
6 years, 3 months ago

LS passes Bill banning commercial surrogacy

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill banning commercial surrogacy with penal provisions of jail term of up to 10 years and fine of up to ₹10 lakh. The Bill, which will become law once the Rajya Sabha approves it, allows only close Indian relatives to be surrogate mothers and purely for “altruistic” reasons. ‘Historic legislation’ Union Health Minister …

Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016: All you need to know
6 years, 3 months ago

Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016: All you need to know

India TV News  

The surrogacy bill that was introduced in Lok Sabha in 2016 was passed on Wednesday. Health Minister JP Nadda said the aim of the bill was to stop commercial surrogacy and give families the happiness of having children by using modern science. On August 24, 2017, the Union Cabinet approved the Surrogacy Bill 2016. Once the bill is enacted by …

Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy Bill
6 years, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy Bill

India TV News  

A bill that bars commercial surrogacy and allows the process only by close relatives for "altruistic" reasons was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with Health Minister J P Nadda terming the proposed legislation historic. The surrogacy bill was passed after an hour long debate amid noisy protests by Congress and AIADMK members over various issues. He said different …

Lok Sabha passes bill which bans commercial surrogacy
6 years, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha passes bill which bans commercial surrogacy

India Today  

New Delhi, Dec 19 A bill that bars commercial surrogacy and allows only close relatives to act as surrogates to needy infertile couples for "altruistic" reasons was passed by the Lok Sabha Wednesday with Health Minister J P Nadda terming the proposed legislation historic. Nadda said different sections of society, political parties, the Supreme Court and the Law Commission have …

Commercial surrogacy: The jury is still out on its banning
6 years, 11 months ago

Commercial surrogacy: The jury is still out on its banning

The Quint  

New Delhi, April 4 With the Union Cabinet clearing the decks for banning commercial surrogacy, many from the industry call it a regressive and insensitive move while some welcome it, saying a complete ban is better than mere regulation. It prohibits commercial surrogacy in India with the only exception for Indian infertile couples married for five years, provided they bring …

Cabinet gives nod to moving official amendments in 2016 Surrogacy Bill in bid to ban commercialisation of practice
7 years ago

Cabinet gives nod to moving official amendments in 2016 Surrogacy Bill in bid to ban commercialisation of practice

Firstpost  

The Cabinet, on Wednesday, gave its approval for moving official amendments in a bill which aims at banning commercial surrogacy, allowing altruistic surrogacy to needy infertile couples and its effective regulation in the country. New Delhi: The Cabinet, on Wednesday, gave its approval for moving official amendments in a bill which aims at banning commercial surrogacy, allowing altruistic surrogacy to …

Surrogacy Regulation Bill: Parliamentary panel report highlights legislation's draconian, paternalistic nature
7 years, 6 months ago

Surrogacy Regulation Bill: Parliamentary panel report highlights legislation's draconian, paternalistic nature

Firstpost  

In August this year, the Parliamentary Standing Committee submitted its 102nd report on the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2016. On the other hand, gestational surrogacy – also referred to as “full surrogacy” – is the case where the egg and sperm are of the commissioning parents and the surrogate mother carries the fertilised egg of the intended parents.Thus, all of the …

Allow surrogacy to live-in couples, widows: Parliamentary panel tells govt
7 years, 7 months ago

Allow surrogacy to live-in couples, widows: Parliamentary panel tells govt

Firstpost  

Live-in couples and widows should be allowed to avail surrogacy service in addition to legally married Indian couples, a parliamentary panel said on Thursday. New Delhi: Live-in couples and widows should be allowed to avail surrogacy service in addition to legally married Indian couples, a parliamentary panel said on Thursday and pitched for providing “adequate and reasonable” monetary compensation to …

Parliamentary panel to place report on surrogacy bill tomorrow
7 years, 7 months ago

Parliamentary panel to place report on surrogacy bill tomorrow

Firstpost  

A parliamentary standing committee on health will present its report on the surrogacy bill on Thursday. Under the bill, homosexuals, single parents, and live-in couples are also not entitled to for surrogacy New Delhi: A parliamentary standing committee on health will present its report on the surrogacy bill on Thursday. The legislation proposes to regulate surrogacy in India, prohibit commercial …

Surrogacy Regulation Bill: It's a shame and a sham that this crucial legislation is mired in delays
7 years, 8 months ago

Surrogacy Regulation Bill: It's a shame and a sham that this crucial legislation is mired in delays

Firstpost  

The Rajya Sabha Standing Committee tasked to study the contours of the controversial Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2016, has again delayed the submission of its report. A source close to one of the members has indicated to Firstpost that the committee, “whenever it delivers the report”, is likely to ask for this bill to be “amalgamated” into the Art Bill, slated …

As confusion over surrogacy in India deepens, who cares about the surrogate mother?
7 years, 8 months ago

As confusion over surrogacy in India deepens, who cares about the surrogate mother?

Firstpost  

With surrogate mothers being mistreated during recent raids on fertility clinics in Hyderabad, the spotlight is once again on the urgent need to have a proper regulatory body which will address the issue of surrogacy Does a surrogate mother who is carrying a baby for someone else cease to be a pregnant woman because the baby is not genetically her …

Centre told to act on surrogacy
8 years ago

Centre told to act on surrogacy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted time to the Centre till July to enact a law banning commercial surrogacy of begetting a child by a woman for other couples. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and N.V. Ramana posted a PIL for hearing in July taking note of the submissions made by senior counsel K. Radhakrishnan for the …

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