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Surrogacy India’s Perspective


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1 College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
     

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Surrogacy refers to the act of bearing a biological child of another woman with any financial or sentimental object. Surrogacy define to a contract in which a woman carries a pregnancy for another couple. Number of infertile couples from all over the World approach India where commercial surrogacy is legal. Although this arrangement appears to be beneficial for all parties concerned, there are certain delicate issues which need to be addressed through carefully framed laws in order to protect the rights of the surrogate mother and the intended parents.

Keywords

Surrogacy, Commercial, Altruistic, IVF.
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Authors

Jaswant Deora
College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
Gaytri Tiwari
College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India

Abstract


Surrogacy refers to the act of bearing a biological child of another woman with any financial or sentimental object. Surrogacy define to a contract in which a woman carries a pregnancy for another couple. Number of infertile couples from all over the World approach India where commercial surrogacy is legal. Although this arrangement appears to be beneficial for all parties concerned, there are certain delicate issues which need to be addressed through carefully framed laws in order to protect the rights of the surrogate mother and the intended parents.

Keywords


Surrogacy, Commercial, Altruistic, IVF.

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