Whether as Doctors, we accept or not the way surrogacy is practiced in India, compelled Government to bring a strict Surrogacy Bill which on request of doctors and social reformers influencing few members of parliament, many of them are doctors too, has been referred to select committee before sending it to Rajya Sabha after clearance from Lok Sabha. Although, the Government of the day could easily manage to get it through Rajya Sabha immediately by managing house number as it managed currently passed "Citizen amendment Bill, removing 370 and 35A, etc.
Except for a few cases of surrogacy across the whole country, in most cases, no “Altruistic surrogacy” is practiced. Surrogacy is defined as a "Medical Reproductive Practice" whereby one woman bears and gives birth to a child for an intending couple or the legally married Indian man and woman above the age of 21 years and 18 years…
