Surrogacy Bill discriminates against LGBTQIA+ community, single parents: Experts
The surrogacy bill prohibits commercial surrogacy in India and only allows altruistic surrogacy which has been defined in the bill as surrogacy in which no money or remuneration except medical expenses are provided for the surrogate mother by the couple.
Dec 12, 2021, 21:11 PM IST
Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019: Here are the key points
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019, defines surrogacy as a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an intending couple with the intention to hand over the child after the birth to the intending couple. The Bill prohibits commercial surrogacy and allows "altruistic surrogacy" which does not involve monetary compensation to the surrogate mother apart from medical expenses and insurance coverage during the pregnancy.
Aug 06, 2019, 18:21 PM IST
Surrogacy Bill against commercial surrogacy which is a money making racket: BJP
Swatting away criticism of the recently drafted Surrogacy Bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday asserted that the Centre had to introduce it as commercial surrogacy had become a `money making racket` and was not benefitting genuine cases where people needed to be helped.
Aug 27, 2016, 11:33 AM IST
Planning parenthood through surrogacy? Things you need to know
It is imperative that you should know what surrogacy actually is, how does it work and what are the risks associated with it.
Aug 25, 2016, 10:33 AM IST
