Thursday, April 25, 2013

Foreign gay couples can't have surrogate babies in India, says Home Ministry directive

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Foreign couples in live-in relationships, same-sex couples and singles will not be able to have surrogate babies in India anymore.

A Home Ministry directive on surrogacy is badly affecting foreigners seeking to become parents in India through surrogacy. The Home Ministry has asked the External Affairs Ministry to issue visas only to opposite sex couples seeking to have a surrogate baby in the country. The ministry has further said such couples should be married for at least two years.

Though there is no law on surrogacy in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research has drafted Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2010 which deals with the issue. According to the Bill, assisted reproductive technology will be available to all persons, including single persons, married couples and unmarried couples, a member of the drafting committee said.
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