Draft surrogacy (regulation) bill 2016: Rhetoric or surrogate-centric?
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posted on 2017-02-14, 10:51 authored by Ritu BhattacharyyaChaired by honourable Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Damodar Modi, the Union Cabinet on 24 August 2016 introduced and approved the draft bill on Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in India, known popularly as the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016. The bill aims at regulating the ever-proliferating unregulated surrogacy industry interalia banning commercial surrogacy services for single parents, homosexuals, cohabiting partners in addition to foreigners and overseas citizens of India. The key aim of this commentary is to make a nuanced examination of the draft bill aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the practice of surrogacy and address gaps (if any) that require interventions.
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- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
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- Chemical Engineering
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Space and Culture, IndiaVolume
4Issue
2Pages
9 - 21Citation
BJATTACHARYYA, R., 2016. Draft surrogacy (regulation) bill 2016: Rhetoric or surrogate-centric?. Space and Culture, India, 4(2), pp. 9-21.Publisher
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