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Before the Supreme Court, questions over the age cap in surrogacy law
August 01, 2025 11:59 am
The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, prescribe the legal framework for surrogacy.
Process begins to elect 2 women LS MPs to board for assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy
November 29, 2024 9:36 pm
The board is mandated to advise the central government on policy matters relating to assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy.
Delhi HC: Give dead man’s frozen sperms to his parents for surrogacy
October 05, 2024 1:09 pm
Thirty-year-old Preet Inder Singh was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on June 22, 2020. Five days later, before starting chemotherapy, he had given his semen sample for cryopreservation — doctors had said chemotherapy may affect his fertility.
Why Supreme Court must look into compensation for surrogates
September 17, 2024 10:14 pm
While the legislative intervention has set these important issues aside, it remains to be seen whether the Supreme Court views the question of fairness in compensation as distinct from the narrow logic behind prohibition
Express View on Indians seeking surrogacy abroad: For love of a child
April 04, 2024 11:27 pm
Trend of wealthy Indians travelling abroad to have children through surrogacy points to problems in India's surrogacy law, which needs updating
Restricted by surrogacy laws, Indians are going abroad to become parents
April 02, 2024 6:49 pm
Single men, women, same sex and even straight couples are opting for commercial surrogacy in the US, Canada, East European and Latin American countries.
On surrogacy, Indian law goes a step further — but not far enough
February 29, 2024 11:42 am
Amendment to surrogacy rules is welcome. But legislation must be carefully crafted so as to not create hierarchies in contemporary family formations
Donor gametes are allowed: What the new rule on surrogacy says
February 25, 2024 4:14 pm
The new notification states: “In case when the District Medical Board certifies that either husband or wife constituting the intending couple suffers from medical condition necessitating use of donor gamete, then surrogacy using donor gamete is allowed.”
Govt to Delhi High Court: Surrogacy laws enacted to prevent misuse
November 08, 2022 2:41 am
In an affidavit, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the two Acts were passed by the Parliament “after receiving comments from all the stakeholders” and following “due prescribed procedure as per law”.
With the Surrogacy Act, the judiciary has the chance to expand scope of reproductive rights
October 27, 2022 9:18 am
The Surrogacy Act and the Assisted Reproduction Technology Act miss out on addressing some crucial aspects. The SC and Delhi HC now have the opportunity to assess the Acts through the framework of reproductive rights and justice, and extend recent constitutional jurisprudence on the right to privacy, reproductive autonomy, and recognition of non-traditional families
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