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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 Clarifies On Surrogacy Law In Supreme Court
The Centre has clarified in the Supreme Court that the surrogacy law says a surrogate mother may not be genetically related to the child born through the process.
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Russia To Bar Foreigners From Using Its Surrogate Mothers: Lawmaker
Russia will soon adopt a law barring foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower house of parliament said on Sunday, the nation's Mother's Day.
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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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4 Years After Chinese Couple Died In Car Crash, Their Baby Was Born
A surrogate mother has given birth to a baby boy in China four years after his parents died in a car crash, Chinese media reported.
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Are We Criminals, Ask Surrogate Mothers After Police Raids Hyderabad Infertility Clinic
Hyderabad, Telangana: Shrushti is a surrogate mother in Sai Kiran Infertility Clinic in Hyderabad. She is among 50 women whose fate is hanging in balance after the Telangana health authorities raided the facility over the weekend. “Why the raid? Are we criminals? Are we indulging in something illegal? Did we loot or cause harm to anyone? All we d...
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Hyderabad Raid Shows What Happens To Surrogate Mothers Post-delivery
Legal and medical aides are provided to the surrogate mothers but much of it remains on paper only. The health conditions of surrogate mothers can deteriorate if they don't receive timely medical and sanitary facilities.
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Unauthorised Fertility Clinic Raided In Hyderabad, 47 Surrogate Moms Rescued
The police rescued 47 surrogate mothers from a two-floor fertility clinic in Hyderabad on Saturday in posh Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad, after they suspected the clinic was being run illegally.
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Proposed Surrogacy Law Raises Trafficking Risk For Foreign Women, Warns Author Pinki Virani
New Delhi: The proposed law to regulate the surrogacy industry and curb the exploitation of women could result in more foreign women being trafficked into the country to rent out their wombs, a leading expert warned on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is considering a bill to ban commercial surrogacy while allowing “altruistic...
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Last Minute Rush For Commercial Surrogacy Before It Becomes Illegal
Gurugram: Couples and individuals who desire to become parents via surrogacy are making quick calls at surrogacy clinics, especially after the Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar announced that he became a father of twins with the help of surrogacy. Dr Kaberi Banerjee, an IVF specialist said, “A lot of patients have started calling in with queries, m...
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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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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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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 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 Clarifies On Surrogacy Law In Supreme Court
The Centre has clarified in the Supreme Court that the surrogacy law says a surrogate mother may not be genetically related to the child born through the process.
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Russia To Bar Foreigners From Using Its Surrogate Mothers: Lawmaker
Russia will soon adopt a law barring foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower house of parliament said on Sunday, the nation's Mother's Day.
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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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4 Years After Chinese Couple Died In Car Crash, Their Baby Was Born
A surrogate mother has given birth to a baby boy in China four years after his parents died in a car crash, Chinese media reported.
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Are We Criminals, Ask Surrogate Mothers After Police Raids Hyderabad Infertility Clinic
Hyderabad, Telangana: Shrushti is a surrogate mother in Sai Kiran Infertility Clinic in Hyderabad. She is among 50 women whose fate is hanging in balance after the Telangana health authorities raided the facility over the weekend. “Why the raid? Are we criminals? Are we indulging in something illegal? Did we loot or cause harm to anyone? All we d...
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Hyderabad Raid Shows What Happens To Surrogate Mothers Post-delivery
Legal and medical aides are provided to the surrogate mothers but much of it remains on paper only. The health conditions of surrogate mothers can deteriorate if they don't receive timely medical and sanitary facilities.
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Unauthorised Fertility Clinic Raided In Hyderabad, 47 Surrogate Moms Rescued
The police rescued 47 surrogate mothers from a two-floor fertility clinic in Hyderabad on Saturday in posh Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad, after they suspected the clinic was being run illegally.
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Proposed Surrogacy Law Raises Trafficking Risk For Foreign Women, Warns Author Pinki Virani
New Delhi: The proposed law to regulate the surrogacy industry and curb the exploitation of women could result in more foreign women being trafficked into the country to rent out their wombs, a leading expert warned on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is considering a bill to ban commercial surrogacy while allowing “altruistic...
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Last Minute Rush For Commercial Surrogacy Before It Becomes Illegal
Gurugram: Couples and individuals who desire to become parents via surrogacy are making quick calls at surrogacy clinics, especially after the Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar announced that he became a father of twins with the help of surrogacy. Dr Kaberi Banerjee, an IVF specialist said, “A lot of patients have started calling in with queries, m...
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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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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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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.
