Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020

  • In February 2020, the Union Cabinet approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020.
  • It allows any “willing” woman to be a surrogate mother and proposes that Indian single women (only widows or divorcees between the age of 35 and 45 years) can also benefit from its provisions, besides infertile Indian couples.
  • It waived off the need for a five-year waiting period for childless married couples if there is a medical certificate that shows that they cannot possibly conceive.
  • It prohibits commercial surrogacy including sale and purchase of human embryo and gametes, but altruistic surrogacy is allowed on fulfilment of certain conditions.
  • Only Indian couples with ....
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