Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill amid disruptions.
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, which was tabled by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, seeks to prohibit commercial surrogacy.
The bill allows surrogacy to only those Indian couples who are infertile.
The intending couple as well as the surrogate mother will have to get approval certificate from the appropriate authority to go ahead.
According to the bill, those who would wish to opt for surrogacy will be required to submit their certificate of infertility within 90 days, Nadda said.
In fact, the bill allows only 'close relative' of intending couples to be eligible for becoming surrogate mother.
The bill also provides scope for the establishment of a National Surrogacy Board and State Surrogacy Boards.
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