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Why Italy Passed New Law Banning Surrogacy, Calling It "Universal Crime"
The Italian Senate recently passed a law making surrogacy a "universal crime". In a country where surrogacy is already illegal, and has been since 2004, this decision takes restrictions to a whole new level.
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Italy Makes It Illegal To Seek Surrogacy Abroad
Italy's parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy -- a pet project of Prime Minister's Giorgia Meloni party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners.
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After Opposition Objections, Centre Refers Surrogacy Bill To Select Panel
The centre referred a legislation seeking a ban on commercial surrogacy to a 23-member select committee of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, after members suggested modifications to some of its more contentious provisions. "I move the motion that the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill-2019, as passed by the Lok Sabha, be referred to a select committee of the R...
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Centre Introduces Bill In Lok Sabha To Ban Commercial Surrogacy
Commercial surrogacy will soon be banned and only close relatives will be permitted to act as surrogates to infertile couples for "ethical altruistic" reasons.
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Cabinet Approves Bill Banning Commercial Surrogacy
The Cabinet Wednesday approved a bill that bars commercial surrogacy and allows only close relatives to act as surrogates to needy infertile couples for "altruistic" reasons.
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Surrogacy Regulation Bill Passed In Lok Sabha: 10 Points
The surrogacy bill that was introduced in Lok Sabha in 2016 was passed today amid noisy protests by Congress and AIADMK parliamentarians over other issues. The bill bans commercial surrogacy and only allows it among close relatives. The proposed law allows surrogacy for couples that cannot have children. Health Minister JP Nadda said the aim of the...
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Don't Ban Commercial Surrogacy, Regulate It, Say Experts
Gurugram: For hiring a womb, India has long been a go-to destination for foreigners. Despite being worth billions, the surrogacy industry continues to remain an unregulated sector. In August last year, the Surrogacy Bill, 2016, was introduced by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in Lok Sabha that proposed a ban on commercial surrogacy in I...
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Fair Complexion Requested For Egg Donors. Photos Arrive On Phone Quickly
Mumbai: Inside a bungalow in a plush residential area of Gurugram, on the outskirts of Delhi, a group of women in different stages of pregnancy share the hope their babies will be delivered safely – or risk losing the chance of big money, forever. Successful pregnancies have never been more important at this surrogacy centre where every bed is ta...
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Bill To Ban Commercial Surrogacy Introduced In Lok Sabha
In a move to ban commercial surrogacy, a bill was today introduced in the Lok Sabha which also seeks to protect women from exploitation and ensure the rights of the child born through surrogacy.
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Australian Charged With Violating Cambodia's Surrogacy Ban
A court in Cambodia has charged an Australian woman and two Cambodians with violating the country's new ban on providing commercial surrogacy services.
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Bombay High Court Asks US Couple To Approach Government To Take Back Embryos
In a legal spill-over of the ban on commercial surrogacy, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed an American couple to make a representation to the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Department of Family Welfare to allow them take back to their country eight embryos kept by them in a hospital in Mumbai.
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US Couple Urge Bombay High Court To Return Embryos As India Bans Surrogacy
The Bombay High Court today directed that Director General of Foreign Trade and Department of Family Welfare of the Centre be made parties to a petition filed by a US couple who want to take back their eight embryos kept in a city hospital following a recent ban by the Indian government on commercial surrogacy.
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Surrogacy Rules Wipe Out Hope For Childless Couples In Britain
Days after NDTV brought you the story of an Indian-origin British couple struggling to get back their frozen embryos from India after the commercial surrogacy ban, many couples in London have come forward with a similar plea to the Indian government.
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Surrogate Mothers Worried Over Government's Proposed Ban
Gujarat: As the government clears the bill banning commercial surrogacy in India, surrogate mothers in Gujarat’s Anand town are a disappointed lot. Ever since the surrogacy business boomed in the country, this small town became a hub for rent-a-womb industry. At the Akanksha fertility hospital, which has been a centre for surrogate deliveries in ...
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A Ban May Push The Business Of Surrogacy Underground, Fear Activists
New Delhi: Women rights activists showed concern that implementing ban on commercial surrogacy will be challenging. They said that government’s ban was a step in the right direction but it may push surrogacy underground. India opened up to commercial surrogacy over a decade ago. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Surrogacy (Regulation)...
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Why Italy Passed New Law Banning Surrogacy, Calling It "Universal Crime"
The Italian Senate recently passed a law making surrogacy a "universal crime". In a country where surrogacy is already illegal, and has been since 2004, this decision takes restrictions to a whole new level.
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Italy Makes It Illegal To Seek Surrogacy Abroad
Italy's parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy -- a pet project of Prime Minister's Giorgia Meloni party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners.
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After Opposition Objections, Centre Refers Surrogacy Bill To Select Panel
The centre referred a legislation seeking a ban on commercial surrogacy to a 23-member select committee of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, after members suggested modifications to some of its more contentious provisions. "I move the motion that the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill-2019, as passed by the Lok Sabha, be referred to a select committee of the R...
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Centre Introduces Bill In Lok Sabha To Ban Commercial Surrogacy
Commercial surrogacy will soon be banned and only close relatives will be permitted to act as surrogates to infertile couples for "ethical altruistic" reasons.
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Cabinet Approves Bill Banning Commercial Surrogacy
The Cabinet Wednesday approved a bill that bars commercial surrogacy and allows only close relatives to act as surrogates to needy infertile couples for "altruistic" reasons.
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Surrogacy Regulation Bill Passed In Lok Sabha: 10 Points
The surrogacy bill that was introduced in Lok Sabha in 2016 was passed today amid noisy protests by Congress and AIADMK parliamentarians over other issues. The bill bans commercial surrogacy and only allows it among close relatives. The proposed law allows surrogacy for couples that cannot have children. Health Minister JP Nadda said the aim of the...
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Don't Ban Commercial Surrogacy, Regulate It, Say Experts
Gurugram: For hiring a womb, India has long been a go-to destination for foreigners. Despite being worth billions, the surrogacy industry continues to remain an unregulated sector. In August last year, the Surrogacy Bill, 2016, was introduced by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in Lok Sabha that proposed a ban on commercial surrogacy in I...
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Fair Complexion Requested For Egg Donors. Photos Arrive On Phone Quickly
Mumbai: Inside a bungalow in a plush residential area of Gurugram, on the outskirts of Delhi, a group of women in different stages of pregnancy share the hope their babies will be delivered safely – or risk losing the chance of big money, forever. Successful pregnancies have never been more important at this surrogacy centre where every bed is ta...
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Bill To Ban Commercial Surrogacy Introduced In Lok Sabha
In a move to ban commercial surrogacy, a bill was today introduced in the Lok Sabha which also seeks to protect women from exploitation and ensure the rights of the child born through surrogacy.
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Australian Charged With Violating Cambodia's Surrogacy Ban
A court in Cambodia has charged an Australian woman and two Cambodians with violating the country's new ban on providing commercial surrogacy services.
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Bombay High Court Asks US Couple To Approach Government To Take Back Embryos
In a legal spill-over of the ban on commercial surrogacy, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed an American couple to make a representation to the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Department of Family Welfare to allow them take back to their country eight embryos kept by them in a hospital in Mumbai.
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US Couple Urge Bombay High Court To Return Embryos As India Bans Surrogacy
The Bombay High Court today directed that Director General of Foreign Trade and Department of Family Welfare of the Centre be made parties to a petition filed by a US couple who want to take back their eight embryos kept in a city hospital following a recent ban by the Indian government on commercial surrogacy.
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Surrogacy Rules Wipe Out Hope For Childless Couples In Britain
Days after NDTV brought you the story of an Indian-origin British couple struggling to get back their frozen embryos from India after the commercial surrogacy ban, many couples in London have come forward with a similar plea to the Indian government.
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Surrogate Mothers Worried Over Government's Proposed Ban
Gujarat: As the government clears the bill banning commercial surrogacy in India, surrogate mothers in Gujarat’s Anand town are a disappointed lot. Ever since the surrogacy business boomed in the country, this small town became a hub for rent-a-womb industry. At the Akanksha fertility hospital, which has been a centre for surrogate deliveries in ...
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A Ban May Push The Business Of Surrogacy Underground, Fear Activists
New Delhi: Women rights activists showed concern that implementing ban on commercial surrogacy will be challenging. They said that government’s ban was a step in the right direction but it may push surrogacy underground. India opened up to commercial surrogacy over a decade ago. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Surrogacy (Regulation)...
