Surrogacy in India: from taboo to common practice

Authors

  • Kalaivani Annadurai
  • Mani Geetha Assistant Professors, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu
  • Danasekaran Raja Assistant Professors, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu
  • Jegadeesh Ramasamy Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7175/rhc.v5i3.884

Keywords:

Surrogacy, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Social stigma

References

Committee on Ethics. ACOG committee opinion number 397, February 2008: Surrogate motherhood. Obstet Gynecol 2008; 111: 465-70; http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181666017

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (regulation) Bill – 2010. Available at: http://icmr.nic.in/guide/ART%20REGULATION%20Draft%20Bill1.pdf

Van den Akker OB. Psychological trait and state characteristics, social support and attitudes to the surrogate pregnancy and baby. Hum Reprod 2007; 22: 2287-95

Vyas H. Rent a womb for Rs 3,000/month. The times of India. Bangalore, 2011

Lakshmana Rao J.V. Indian surrogate mothers tell their tales. India tribunes. Chicago, 2013

Centre for Social Research (CSR). Surrogate Motherhood – Ethical or Commercial. Available at http://www.womenleadership.in/Csr/SurrogacyReport.pdf

Law commission of India. Need for legislation to regulate Assisted Reproductive Technology clinics as well as rights and obligations of parties to a surrogacy. Report No. 228. 2009. Available at: http://surrogacylawsindia.com/admin/userfiles/file/report228.pdf

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Published

2014-07-31

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Editorial

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