{"id":14687,"date":"2016-09-25T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T08:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indialegalonline.com\/?p=14687"},"modified":"2017-10-16T12:49:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T07:19:38","slug":"new-surrogacy-bill-is-unrealistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/special-story\/new-surrogacy-bill-is-unrealistic\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrogacy Bill 2016: Womb worries"},"content":{"rendered":"
A bill to ban commercial surrogacy is fraught with complications that will invariably drive it underground, endangering the health and interests of the surrogate mother<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n By Ramesh Menon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Couples hopefully looking at surrogacy to help them have a child were devastated with the draft surrogacy bill recently passed by the Union cabinet as it violates their fundamental right of choosing modes of parenthood. As infertility becomes an increasing problem, vexed couples grappling with it are at a loss. The bill has banned commercial surrogacy and only permits it if done with a relative. In a country like India where traditional and conservative mores dominate, we all know that it is not going to be easy. Some may never hear the pitter-patter of little feet, hear their laughter or their clever pranks.<\/span><\/p>\n The procedure involved in surrogacy is In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) where an infertile couple\u2019s egg and sperm are fertilized in a petri dish to create an embryo. This is then implanted in the womb of a surrogate mother. She may charge a fee to do this. However, altruistic surrogates don\u2019t charge. If the bill gets passed to become law, it will invariably give birth to a flourishing\u00a0<\/span>black-market in surrogacy.<\/span><\/p>\n