The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill to ban commercial surrogacy introduced in Lok Sabha. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 was introduced by Health Minister J P Nadda in the Lok Sabha on November 21, 2016 to ban commercial surrogacy. Aim: to protect women from exploitation and ensure the rights of the child born through surrogacy. Once the bill is approved by the Parliament, there will be a
complete ban on commercial surrogacy, but altruistic surrogacy will be permitted for couples under who are unfit to produce child but under strict regulations.The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill to ban commercial surrogacy introduced in Lok Sabha
iv. The bill authorize only Indian citizens to take the benefit of surrogacy. But foreigners, NRIs and PIOs are not allowed to seek surrogacy in the country.
v. Single parents, and live-in couples are also not entitled for surrogacy. Couples who already have children will not be allowed to go in for surrogacy, however they would be free to adopt a child under a separate law.
vi. the surrogacy will be allowed only to legally married couples after five years of marriage and with a certificate from a doctor stating that they are medically unfit to produce a child.
vii. Women within the age group of 23 years to 50 years and men aged between 26 to 55 years will be eligible to go in for surrogacy.
viii. The surrogate mother can only be a close relative, like a sister or sister-in-law who is married and has at least one healthy biological child. A woman can be a surrogate only once in her lifetime.
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