Surrogacy Bill, 2016

Lok Sabha on December 19, 2018 passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016. Cleared by the Cabinet in 2016, the Bill was subsequently referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee (Health & Family Welfare) before its passage.

  • The Surrogacy Bill states some rules to control surrogacy in the country and has completely banned the commercial surrogacy, only allowing for altruistic surrogacy.


Main Takeaways from Surrogacy Bill

  • The Bill entitles only Indian citizens to avail surrogacy; foreigners and NRIs are not allowed to commission surrogacy in India.
  • Homosexuals and single parents are also not allowed for surrogacy and couples who already have children are also ....

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