Mumbai (By Jyoti Shelar/ Mumbai Mirror) : In a first,
Maharashtra has got its own set of guidelines to regulate surrogacy in the
state. A twomember team comprising top gynaecologists, appointed by the
Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), has formulated state-specific surrogacy
guidelines and the draft was submitted to the council for scrutiny last week.
The team comprises
eminent gynaecologist Dr Sanjay Gupte from Pune and gynaecologist Dr Bipin
Pandit from Mumbai. The decision to form the guidelines was triggered in April,
after the Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO) pulled up city's top
three surrogacy clinics for flouting visa norms related to couples seeking
surrogacy.
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Need for legal framework to regulate surrogacy: CSR
New Delhi (Business Standard) : There is an urgent need for a rights-based legal framework to
regulate surrogacy in India, an organisation working for social causes
said Thursday.
"The unregulated reproductive tourism industry of 'procreating' through surrogacy is rapidly increasing in India while there is still no legal provision to safeguard the interests of all the major stakeholders involved in the surrogacy arrangement," the Centre for Social Research (CSR) said.
"The unregulated reproductive tourism industry of 'procreating' through surrogacy is rapidly increasing in India while there is still no legal provision to safeguard the interests of all the major stakeholders involved in the surrogacy arrangement," the Centre for Social Research (CSR) said.
The Karnataka Legislative Committee urges to govt to regulate surrogacy
BANGALORE : The Karnataka Legislative Committee asked the government to formulate a law to protect the
socio-economic interests of surrogate mothers and to save them from
exploitation. It observed that there is an increase in advertisements
from hospitals and illegal clinics which cater to the needs of childless
couples and urged the government to set up an accreditation authority
to regulate the assisted reproductive services offered by private
medical institutions.
The committee said there is no legislation in force in the country to protect surrogate mothers. Pointing out that there is a huge demand from abroad for Indian surrogate mothers as surrogacy is a costly and complicated affair in foreign countries, the committee said India may become a medical tourism destination in future.
Surrogacy has turned into a business and is being controlled by touts, the committee observed and said Health and Family Welfare Department should ensure that poor women offering themselves as surrogate mothers are not exploited.
The committee said there is no legislation in force in the country to protect surrogate mothers. Pointing out that there is a huge demand from abroad for Indian surrogate mothers as surrogacy is a costly and complicated affair in foreign countries, the committee said India may become a medical tourism destination in future.
Surrogacy has turned into a business and is being controlled by touts, the committee observed and said Health and Family Welfare Department should ensure that poor women offering themselves as surrogate mothers are not exploited.
Time to regulate surrogacy in India
Women's Feature Service : Surrogacy in India continues to remain a very sensitive topic. The laws
meant to regulate surrogacy are still in nascent stages, as they are
stuck at various legislative levels.
The only guidelines currently related to this field are those of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which date back to 2006.
Meanwhile, surrogacy is growing rapidly by the day, thanks to India emerging as a centre for medical tourism and being one of the few countries in the world where commercial surrogacy is widely available. Estimates for the value of this industry range from Rs 20 billion to 2.3 billion US dollars.
The legal situation in India is in sharp contrast to that existing in many other countries. In Germany and Canada surrogacy is outlawed or prohibited, in the United Kingdom it is highly regulated and very expensive.
The only guidelines currently related to this field are those of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which date back to 2006.
Meanwhile, surrogacy is growing rapidly by the day, thanks to India emerging as a centre for medical tourism and being one of the few countries in the world where commercial surrogacy is widely available. Estimates for the value of this industry range from Rs 20 billion to 2.3 billion US dollars.
The legal situation in India is in sharp contrast to that existing in many other countries. In Germany and Canada surrogacy is outlawed or prohibited, in the United Kingdom it is highly regulated and very expensive.
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