Surrogacy Law: Inclusion of Live-In and Same-Sex Couples in Surrogacy Act Might Lead to Misuse, Centre Tells Supreme Court
The conclusions of a parliamentary committee have been cited to support the choice to keep live-in couples and queer couples outside the purview and scope of both the Surrogacy Act, 2021, and the Assisted Reproductive Act, 2021.
According to the Centre, including live-in couples and gay couples within the purview of the Surrogacy Act would widen the potential for "misuse" of such facilities and make it more challenging to guarantee the best possible future for the surrogate kid. The conclusions of a parliamentary committee have been cited to support the choice to keep live-in couples and queer couples outside the purview and scope of both the Surrogacy Act, 2021, and the Assisted Reproductive Act, 2021, in an additional affidavit filed on behalf of the Union of India and the Indian Council of Medical Research. Law Says Surrogate Mother May Not Be Genetically Related to Child Born Through Surrogacy, Centre Tells Supreme Court.
Centre on Inclusion of Live-In and Same-Sex Couples in Surrogacy Act
Including Live-In & Same-Sex Couples Under Surrogacy Act Might Lead to Misuse: Centre to Supreme Court @awstika #SupremeCourt #SameSexMarriage https://t.co/Xhx1MEgYwi
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