SURROGACY-CENTRE 3LAST

(REOPENS DES57) (REOPENS DES57) Nadda said that in Parliament, the question of stoppingcommercialisation of surrogacy came a lot of times and therewere 11 assurances given in Parliament that the governmentwill ban commercial surrogacy. He said that 228th law commission report also said thatthere is a need to regulate surrogacy and theissue was echoing in all quarters. "We held very wide consultations. There was even delaydue to wide consultation process. 18 ministers, 22 states, 40stakeholders responded while the NCW organised theconsultation programme," he said. He maintained that commercial surrogacy is banned by andlarge in most countries. "Surrogate mothers were being exploited. Child was beingabandoned and there was commercialisation of surrogacy. Wetried to bring the bill by focussing on these three issues. "Any surrogacy clinics will work according to this bill.Under the provisions, proven infertility certificate needs tobe given by both mother and father mothers to become eligiblefor surrogacy," he said. PTI TDSRG