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 subject of what kind of labor women may and cannot undertake. Finally, in Navtej Singh Johar v Union of India, the Supreme Court found that, although striking down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalised gay activities, regulations that deny people in same-sex partnerships equal status are discriminatory and violate Article 14. Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2021 The Bill aims to set up a National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board under Section 15 of the Surrogacy Act.

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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging Upper-Age Limit In Surrogacy Laws On February 11
2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging Upper-Age Limit In Surrogacy Laws On February 11

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is set to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Surrogacy Act, 2021 and Surrogacy Rules, 2022 on the specific issue of upper-age limited and cases where the surrogacy process has already commenced for interim relief. Whether the right of a couple to avail surrogacy being restricted to married couples between the age of 23 to 50 …

Supreme Court to examine age limit in India's surrogacy laws
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Amended surrogacy law doesn’t go the full distance
1 year 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 …

Surrogacy rules changed in India: Who will benefit?
1 year 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 …

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

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 …

Emerging Technologies And Their Impact On Women Reproductive Rights And Healthcare
1 year, 8 months ago

Emerging Technologies And Their Impact On Women Reproductive Rights And Healthcare

Live Law  

Reproductive healthcare is an essential part of women's health and rights, and technological advancements have the potential to completely transform the industry. While not directly related to emerging technologies, it dealt with the issue of gender discrimination and the right to access religious spaces, which is linked to women's reproductive rights and autonomy. Gene editing, artificial wombs, and fertility treatments, …

Including Live-In & Same-Sex Couples Under Surrogacy Act Might Lead to Misuse: Centre to Supreme Court
1 year, 10 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 …

Plea In Madras High Court Challenges Provisions Of Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act
2 years, 3 months ago

Plea In Madras High Court Challenges Provisions Of Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act

Live Law  

A group of women has approached the Madras High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 27 of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2022. Section 27 of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act prescribes rules to be followed by the assisted reproductive technology banks for sourcing gametes while Section 21 talks about the general duties of assisted reproductive technology clinics and …

Estranged Wife Moves Supreme Court Challenging ART Rule Mandating Husband's Consent For Donor Sperm Insemination
2 years, 4 months ago

Estranged Wife Moves Supreme Court Challenging ART Rule Mandating Husband's Consent For Donor Sperm Insemination

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday considered a writ petition seeking directions to quash a rule under the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, 2021 requiring married women to obtain their husbands' consent for intrauterine insemination with donor sperm. Section 22 enjoins infertility clinics from performing any treatment or procedure without the written informed consent of all the parties seeking assisted reproductive technology, …

'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 …

Explained: The controversy surrounding Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan’s twins and India’s surrogacy laws
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: The controversy surrounding Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan’s twins and India’s surrogacy laws

Firstpost  

Tamil actor Nayanthara and her director husband Vignesh Shivan are under the scanner after announcing that they have become parents of twin boys. The state government is now inquiring if the power couple violated the country’s surrogacy laws It’s twins for Tamil superstar Nayanthara and her director husband Vignesh Shivan. Changes in India’s surrogacy laws In December 2021, Parliament passed …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On IVF Specialist's Plea Challenging Provisions Of Surrogacy Regulation Act & ART Act
2 years, 5 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 …

Bombay High Court Directs National Board To Decide Couple's Plea To Import Cryo-Preserved Embryos From US Lab
2 years, 7 months ago

Bombay High Court Directs National Board To Decide Couple's Plea To Import Cryo-Preserved Embryos From US Lab

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the National Board – constituted under the 2021 new Assisted Reproductive Technology Act and Surrogacy Act to decide a couple's plea to import their cryo-preserved embryo to India, stored in a laboratory in the United States since 2016. However, during a recent hearing in the matter ASG Anil Singh for the Union submitted …

Bombay High Court Directs National ART & Surrogacy Board To Decide Lawyer Couple's Plea For Transfer Of Cryo-Preserved Embryo
2 years, 8 months ago

Bombay High Court Directs National ART & Surrogacy Board To Decide Lawyer Couple's Plea For Transfer Of Cryo-Preserved Embryo

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has directed the National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board to expeditiously decide a Mumbai based couple's plea to transfer their cryo-preserved embryos from a hospital to an IVF clinic. The lawyer-couple approached the High Court as the hospital was unwilling to transfer their embryos citing the new Act, and also due to the ambiguity around …

Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Look Into Constitution Of State Board & Regulatory Authorities For Surrogacy
2 years, 8 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 …

Going Beyond Surrogacy Act Debate, This Tamil Nadu Minor's Oocytes Ordeal Unravels a Deeper Distress
2 years, 8 months ago

Going Beyond Surrogacy Act Debate, This Tamil Nadu Minor's Oocytes Ordeal Unravels a Deeper Distress

News 18  

The Tamil Nadu Health Department has initiated a probe into fertility centers in Erode district, and private hospitals in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, after the shocking case of a minor girl allegedly raped and forced to sell her oocytes for surrogacy came to light. This case has turned back focus on exploitative surrogacies, against which the Parliament in December 2021 …

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, …

Pink Legal Trust Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Impleadment In Plea Challenging Vires Of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act & Surrogacy Act
2 years, 9 months ago

Pink Legal Trust Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Impleadment In Plea Challenging Vires Of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act & Surrogacy Act

Live Law  

Pink Legal Trust, a registered public charitable trust established for the benefit of citizens across India particularly for women and children, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking impleadment in a plea challenging the vires of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy Act, 2021.Moved through Advocate Aarzoo Aneja, the impleadment. Pink Legal Trust, a registered public charitable …

Explained: Surrogacy & Assisted Reproduction in India - laws, offence & problems
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained: Surrogacy & Assisted Reproduction in India - laws, offence & problems

The Hindu  

On May 18, the Bombay High Court sought Mumbai-based Hinduja Hospital’s reply after a couple moved the court seeking to complete a surrogacy procedure, which commenced before Parliament passed the Assisted Reproductive Technologies Act and the Surrogacy Act in December 2021. The Act defines surrogacy as a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an intending couple …

Delhi HC seeks govt’s stand on plea against surrogacy law provisions
2 years, 9 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, …

"Requires Consideration": Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Vires Of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act & Surrogacy Act
2 years, 9 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 …

Beti Bachao: Misuse of New Reproductive Techniques is Driving Male Child Preference in India
3 years ago

Beti Bachao: Misuse of New Reproductive Techniques is Driving Male Child Preference in India

News 18  

In January 2019, the Delhi Health Department raided a Karol Bagh hospital accused of using Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, a form of Assisted Reproductive Technology that determines the sex of an embryo. UNPF estimates that each year, India misses nearly 4,00,000 female births because of sex selection, especially in states like Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana. That is to say, unregulated access of …

No, surrogacy is not exploitative
3 years, 1 month 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 …

What the new laws regulating fertility services in India say | In Focus podcast
3 years, 2 months 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, 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 …

Parliament approves bills on ART, surrogacy
3 years, 3 months 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 …

Bills on Assisted Reproductive Technology, surrogacy passed
3 years, 3 months ago

Bills on Assisted Reproductive Technology, surrogacy passed

The Hindu  

The Rajya Sabha passed two Bills to regulate and supervise assisted reproductive technology clinics and surrogacy on Wednesday. The Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2021 was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 1. Opposing the Bill, Ajit Kumar Bhuyan said, “The Surrogacy Bill, 2020, with its proposal to ban commercial surrogacy is yet another example of how out-of-touch with ground …

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 …

Mind The Gap | The Indian woman’s quest for autonomy
3 years, 3 months ago

Mind The Gap | The Indian woman’s quest for autonomy

Hindustan Times  

On December 1, Lok Sabha passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill by a voice vote after a three-hour discussion. NCP’s Supriya Sule said adoption rules framed in 2017 excluded single men from adopting girls “The major exclusion here is exclusion of single parents, transgenders and LGBT couples,” added TMC’s Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. Former Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Athlete …

EXPLAINED: How The Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill Aims To Regulate A Growing Sector In India
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINED: How The Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill Aims To Regulate A Growing Sector In India

News 18  

The Lok Sabha has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2020, in the first week of Winter Session 2021 with the proposed legislation now moving to Rajya Sabha. It was, in fact, pointed out in Lok Sabha that since the surrogacy Bill is pending in the Upper House, the ART Bill could not be taken up for discussion. Lok Sabha …

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Regulate Assisted Reproductive Technology
3 years, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Regulate Assisted Reproductive Technology

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2020 for prevention of misuse and for safe and ethical practice of assisted reproductive technology services. The bill has been passed with amendments.The Bill, first tabled in the Lok Sabha on 14 September 2020, defines "assisted reproductive technology" to include all techniques that attempt to obtain. Rights of a …

Parliament winter session: Lok Sabha passes Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill to regulate IVF clinics
3 years, 3 months ago

Parliament winter session: Lok Sabha passes Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill to regulate IVF clinics

Hindustan Times  

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2020, to regulate assisted reproductive technology services such as in-vitro fertilization centres, sperm or egg banks etc that have mushroomed across the country. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya speaks on the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2020, in Lok Sabha during ongoing winter session of Parliament on Wednesday. Responding to …

Parliamentary panel says ART not appropriate for live-in or same sex couples
4 years ago

Parliamentary panel says ART not appropriate for live-in or same sex couples

The Hindu  

Given the Indian family structure, social milieu and norms, it will not be very easy to accept a child whose parents are together but not legally married, noted the 129-page report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, on the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2020, submitted in Parliament earlier this week. The Committee in its report added …

[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 …

Cabinet clears Surrogacy Regulation Bill
5 years ago

Cabinet clears Surrogacy Regulation Bill

India TV News  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Surrogacy Bill after incorporating recommendations of a Rajya Sabha Select Committee. "Surrogacy Regulation Bill incorporating recommendations of RS Select Committee has been approved by the Cabinet," Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said at a press conference. The 15 major changes suggested by the 23-member select committee of Rajya Sabha to the Surrogacy Bill, 2019, …

Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill addresses regulation lacunae in fertility industry, but its non-inclusiveness is troubling
5 years ago

Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill addresses regulation lacunae in fertility industry, but its non-inclusiveness is troubling

Firstpost  

When it comes to women and their wombs, legislators don’t seem to understand the necessity of having well thought out, supportive — and timely — laws. The Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020 is a case in point. The Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020, which was first proposed in 2008 and has been amended several times over the years, …

Cabinet approves bill to regulate assisted reproductive technology services; bill protects rights of commissioning couple, women, says Smriti Irani
5 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet approves bill to regulate assisted reproductive technology services; bill protects rights of commissioning couple, women, says Smriti Irani

Firstpost  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill which proposes establishment of a national registry and registration authority for all clinics and medical professionals serving in the field New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill which proposes establishment of a national registry and registration authority for all clinics and medical professionals …

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 …

Points of contention in surrogacy bill
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Rajya Sabha Refers Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill To Select Committee
5 years, 3 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 …

Rajya Sabha members voice concerns around Surrogacy Bill 2019: Here's what's at stake
5 years, 3 months ago

Rajya Sabha members voice concerns around Surrogacy Bill 2019: Here's what's at stake

Firstpost  

After getting the green light from Lok Sabha in August, the Surrogacy Bill, 2019, is currently up for debate in the Rajya Sabha. The Surrogacy Bill: A recap in 11 points Passed by the Lok Sabha on 5 August 2019, the Bill provisions: 1. ‘India: A surrogacy hub’ One of the arguments offered in favour of banning commercial surrogacy is …

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, …

How to make the Surrogacy Bill more inclusive?
5 years, 7 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, 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 …

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