Surrogacy In India
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Actor Nayanthara, husband Vignesh Shivan did not violate any surrogacy laws, Tamil Nadu panel finds
The state government had said it would examine the matter after the couple announced on October 10 that they have become parents of twin boys.
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Tamil Nadu to examine if actor Nayanthara, husband Vignesh Shivan violated surrogacy laws
Commercial surrogacy is banned in India.
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Surrogacy law is discriminatory against single men, married women, says plea in Delhi High Court
Some provisions violated the right to equality before law and the right to life and personal liberty, the petitioners said.
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Surrogacy Bill referred to Rajya Sabha select committee, to submit report by end of next session
Many MPs have raised concerns about several provisions of the legislation, including one that makes it mandatory for the surrogate to be a close relative.
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Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill punishes women for being independent, mystifies motherhood as sacred
With this legislation, women will be cut off from what could be a guaranteed source of income.
Madhavi Menon
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Parliamentary committee reopens the surrogacy debate, says commercial surrogacy should be allowed
The committee recommends a national database to track surrogates and compensation to surrogates fixed by government authorities.
Priyanka Vora
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Parliamentary panel wants ‘altruistic’ replaced with ‘compensated’ in Surrogacy Bill
The members who tabled the recommendations in the Rajya Sabha said the practice helps surrogates build homes and educate their children.
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Surrogacy bill does not address risks faced by surrogate mothers, says researcher Daisy Deomampo
The cultural anthropologist discusses her new book on surrogacy in India.
Madhuri Karak
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Hyderabad: Police bust surrogacy racket, find that 45 women had been confined for nine months
Officials said the accused allegedly rented out wombs for around Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh and were paying the women only Rs 3 lakh.
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India offers help to British couple forced by UK laws to leave behind surrogate baby
Sushma Swaraj said their visas can be extended so they do not have to keep the three-month-old girl in an orphanage, as Britain has not given her a passport.
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Expect the unexpected: The surrogacy debate as seen by Bollywood
‘Doosri Dulhan’ and ‘Chori Chori Chupke Chupke’ are among the films that have explored the moral issues associated with the hiring out of wombs.
Damini Kulkarni
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The surrogacy story: Beyond the Bollywood babies is an industry that needs regulation
Surrogate mothers are workers who deserve no less than those of us who sell mental or manual labour.
Vrinda Marwah
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