IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

THE SURROGACY (REGULATION) BILL, 2019- A CRITICAL ANALYSIS*

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Dr. Shashank Shekhar,Mr. Ashish Ransom

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India has become the hub of surrogacy since the in-vitro fertilization technology has came into existence due to which many intending parents who cannot have their own child as well as who does not want to procreate by themselves has made India into a hub of surrogacy due to economical and social factor which is present in the case of surrogate mother and cheap medical facilities. The best example may be the case of Baby Manji and the complications which rose after the birth of Baby Manji and denial by the intending parents to adopt the child and later a judicial pronouncement. Therefore, in the midst of no regulations regarding clinics, surrogacy procedures, surrogacy adoption, etc. Indian government thought to come up with certain regulation regarding protection of surrogate mother, surrogacy process and its related aspects. This article focuses on the background of surrogacy, Baby Manji case, regulations of clinics, surrogacy procedures, adoption and most importantly over surrogacy (regulation) bill, 2019.

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