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Age Bar Won't Affect Couples Who Began Process Before 2021 Surrogacy Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the age restrictions under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 will not apply retrospectively to couples who had already begun the surrogacy process.
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Surrogate Mothers Also Have Right To Avail Maternity Leave: High Court
Orissa High Court has recently ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy have the same right to maternity leave and other benefits as provided to natural and adoptive mothers.
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Centre Allows 6 Months Maternity Leave For Staff In Case Of Surrogacy
Women government employees can take 180 days of maternity leave in case they have children through surrogacy after amendments were announced to a 50-year-old rule by the Centre.
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Opinion: New Surrogacy Rules Offer Hope, Though Scope Can Be Widened
The new rules allow the use of a donor gamete if one of the partners is certified of having a medical condition that prevents the use of his or her gametes. But they still bar unmarried women from taking the surrogacy route to have children.
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Centre Amends Surrogacy Rules For Couples With Medical Condition
The Centre has amended the surrogacy rules 2022 allowing married couples to use an egg or sperm of a donor in case one of the partners is suffering from a medical condition.
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Couples Must Buy 3-Year Health Insurance For Surrogate Mothers: Centre
Couples who intend to take the surrogacy route to become parents will have to buy a general health insurance coverage in favour of a surrogate mother for a period of 36 months, according to the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules issued recently.
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"Historic Day": Same-Sex Couples Can Now Opt For Surrogacy In Israel
Israel on Tuesday lifted restrictions barring same-sex couples and single men from becoming parents through surrogacy within the country, upholding a Supreme Court ruling to end the ban.
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Gay Singaporean Man Wins Right To Adopt Surrogate Son
A gay Singaporean man Monday won the right to adopt a child he fathered via a surrogate in the United States, in a landmark court ruling for the conservative city-state.
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Japanese 'Baby Factory' Man Wins Custody Of 13 Kids Born To Thai Surrogates
A wealthy Japanese man was Tuesday granted "sole parent" rights to 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers, in a court ruling that paves the way for him to take them to Japan.
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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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Surrogacy Rules Wipe Out UK Couple's Family Dreams
A UK base, Indian-origin couple are unable to receive frozen embryos they shipped to India for surrogacy three years ago, after the government suggested changes to existing surrogacy rules.
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Big Changes In India's Surrogacy Rules: Your 10-Point Guide
A draft law that aims to make surrogacy 'legal and transparent' in India was today cleared by the cabinet. The Surrogacy Bill, 2016 seeks to protect the rights of both the surrogate and the child. The government has announced that it will take up the Bill in the Winter Session of the parliament later this year.
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Surrogate Mothers May Soon Get Six Months Maternity Leave
Surrogate and commissioning mothers may get six months maternity leave, as per new rules being formed by the central government for its women employees.
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No Visas to Foreigners Wanting to Visit India For Surrogacy
Clamping down on the 'rent-a-womb' practice by foreigners and overseas Indians, the government today directed all its missions not to issue visas to those intending to visit India for commissioning surrogacy.
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Surrogacy Should Be Allowed Only For Indian Couples, Government Says
Surrogacy will be allowed only for Indian couples and not foreigners, the government said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court today.
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Age Bar Won't Affect Couples Who Began Process Before 2021 Surrogacy Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the age restrictions under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 will not apply retrospectively to couples who had already begun the surrogacy process.
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Surrogate Mothers Also Have Right To Avail Maternity Leave: High Court
Orissa High Court has recently ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy have the same right to maternity leave and other benefits as provided to natural and adoptive mothers.
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Centre Allows 6 Months Maternity Leave For Staff In Case Of Surrogacy
Women government employees can take 180 days of maternity leave in case they have children through surrogacy after amendments were announced to a 50-year-old rule by the Centre.
-
Opinion: New Surrogacy Rules Offer Hope, Though Scope Can Be Widened
The new rules allow the use of a donor gamete if one of the partners is certified of having a medical condition that prevents the use of his or her gametes. But they still bar unmarried women from taking the surrogacy route to have children.
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Centre Amends Surrogacy Rules For Couples With Medical Condition
The Centre has amended the surrogacy rules 2022 allowing married couples to use an egg or sperm of a donor in case one of the partners is suffering from a medical condition.
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Couples Must Buy 3-Year Health Insurance For Surrogate Mothers: Centre
Couples who intend to take the surrogacy route to become parents will have to buy a general health insurance coverage in favour of a surrogate mother for a period of 36 months, according to the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules issued recently.
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"Historic Day": Same-Sex Couples Can Now Opt For Surrogacy In Israel
Israel on Tuesday lifted restrictions barring same-sex couples and single men from becoming parents through surrogacy within the country, upholding a Supreme Court ruling to end the ban.
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Gay Singaporean Man Wins Right To Adopt Surrogate Son
A gay Singaporean man Monday won the right to adopt a child he fathered via a surrogate in the United States, in a landmark court ruling for the conservative city-state.
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Japanese 'Baby Factory' Man Wins Custody Of 13 Kids Born To Thai Surrogates
A wealthy Japanese man was Tuesday granted "sole parent" rights to 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers, in a court ruling that paves the way for him to take them to Japan.
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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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Surrogacy Rules Wipe Out UK Couple's Family Dreams
A UK base, Indian-origin couple are unable to receive frozen embryos they shipped to India for surrogacy three years ago, after the government suggested changes to existing surrogacy rules.
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Big Changes In India's Surrogacy Rules: Your 10-Point Guide
A draft law that aims to make surrogacy 'legal and transparent' in India was today cleared by the cabinet. The Surrogacy Bill, 2016 seeks to protect the rights of both the surrogate and the child. The government has announced that it will take up the Bill in the Winter Session of the parliament later this year.
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Surrogate Mothers May Soon Get Six Months Maternity Leave
Surrogate and commissioning mothers may get six months maternity leave, as per new rules being formed by the central government for its women employees.
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No Visas to Foreigners Wanting to Visit India For Surrogacy
Clamping down on the 'rent-a-womb' practice by foreigners and overseas Indians, the government today directed all its missions not to issue visas to those intending to visit India for commissioning surrogacy.
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Surrogacy Should Be Allowed Only For Indian Couples, Government Says
Surrogacy will be allowed only for Indian couples and not foreigners, the government said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court today.
