Newly Drafted Surrogacy Bill, Need Of Hour Or To Be Rejected

The New Draft Surrogacy (Regulations) Bill - Details Of Bill,its Justification and Criticism Commercial surrogacy ,Hiring a womb for production of child by paying money, is now banned in India as in most developed countries Australia, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, New Zealand, Japan and Thailand. Now the new bill for regulating surrogacy has been drafted By Health ministry of India and passed by Cabinet to be placed in both house of Parliament,Surrogacy having  annual Business of 3000crores with about 3000 clinics.

The bill allows altruistic surrogacy, where women (near relative) can legally carry someone else’s child if no money (other than medical cost and insurance), favour or coercion is involved.Even Distance relatives not allowed. Under the proposed law, only infertile Indian couples who have been married for at least five years can opt for surrogacy, while those who…