Centre seeks data from states to assess functioning of Surrogacy Act, 2021In a communication sent to the Principal Secretary (Health)/ Secretary (Health) of all states and UTs last month, the ministry also sought ...
23 Jan, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
Nobody wants India to become a womb renting industry: Delhi HC on surrogacyThe court made the observation while hearing a plea by an Indian origin couple living in Canada challenging the March 14 notification issue...
15 Dec, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
Nayanthara, Vignesh surrogacy row: Tamil Nadu govt gives clean chit, says they didn’t break any lawThe Tamil Nadu state government released a public statement yesterday stating that the Ministry of Health has given them a clean chit. Naya...
27 Oct, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Govt introduces bill to ban commercial surrogacyOnly Indian couples who have been legally married for at least five years would be allowed to opt for surrogacy.
15 Jul, 2019, 03.32 PM IST
5 year wait for surrogacy too long for those who marry late: Parliamentary panelThough the definition of infertility is limited to failure to conceive only, there are other medical conditions for which surrogacy is avai...
13 Aug, 2017, 12.11 PM IST
Surrogacy Bill useless without ART Bill: Committee to Rajya SabhaThe committee, which the Rajya Sabha directed in January to prepare a report on the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, tabled its findings on Thu...
11 Aug, 2017, 12.25 AM IST
Parliamentary panel invites suggestions on surrogacy regulation billThe Rajya Sabha Chairman has granted extension upto July 11 to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare for a repo...
10 Apr, 2017, 03.21 PM IST
Bill awaiting House nod will end Karan Johar-like rent-a-wombSurrogacy Bill of 2016 not only bans commercial surrogacy but also homosexual couples, people in live-in relationships and single individua...
06 Mar, 2017, 03.39 PM IST
Bill to ban commercial surrogacy introduced in Lok SabhaThe Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 was introduced by Health Minister J P Nadda amid noisy opposition protest over the government's demon...
21 Nov, 2016, 03.00 PM IST
Banning commercial surrogacy will expose women to exploitationSurrogacy has been an unregulated arena and there is immense scope for exploitation of poor women acting as surrogate mothers.
28 Aug, 2016, 10.25 AM IST
After surrogacy, government to regulate IVF, sperm banksWhile regulating clinics, the ART bill is expected to set forth norms for procedures, sperm donations and embryo transfers as well.
27 Aug, 2016, 10.27 AM IST
Government still open to ideas to improve surrogacy bill, says health minister JP NaddaNadda stated that the bill was drafted after a wide consultation with 18 ministries, 22 states and 40 stakeholders, including NGOs and lega...
26 Aug, 2016, 10.34 PM IST
Government for commercial surrogacy ban to guard surrogate mothersGovernment has proposed to ban commercial surrogacy to prevent exploitation of surrogate mothers through a legislation, Lok Sabha was infor...
04 Dec, 2015, 02.57 PM IST
No visa for foreigners planning surrogacy in IndiaThe home ministry has instructed Indian missions and FRROs not to grant visa to couples intending to visit India for surrogacy.
11 Nov, 2015, 04.01 AM IST
Ban on surrogacy for foreigners: How govt's recent decision will push a booming industry into black marketThe speedy passing of the long-pending Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill might put to rest a lot of the questions surround...
08 Nov, 2015, 06.11 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Women's Commission seeks legislation to regulate surrogacyHolding that surrogacy has become a commercial activity in India, the AP and Telangana Women's Commission demanded enactment of a legislati...
28 Oct, 2015, 04.12 PM IST
- India must enact strict surrogacy monitoring law, say experts
Unregulated reproductive tourism industry 'procreating' surrogacy is burgeoning, with India being the first country proposing to legalise s...
07 Jul, 2013, 03.44 PM IST