TNPSC Thervupettagam

Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016

December 22 , 2018 1954 days 877 0
  • The Lok Sabha has passed Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016 on 19th December 2018 to protect surrogacy in the country.
  • The bill has banned commercial surrogacy and allows only altruistic surrogacy.
  • The bill protects the rights of the surrogate mother and the child born from surrogacy and promotes the ethical surrogacy.
  • The Surrogacy is defined as an agreement between a couple who cannot conceive and a surrogate mother to carry their child.
  • The bill is applicable to all the states of India except Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The National Surrogacy board consists of
    • Chairperson – Minister in-charge of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
    • Vice Chairperson – Secretary to the Government of India in-charge of Department dealing with surrogacy matters.
    • and 16 other members.

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