The Union Cabinet has cleared the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, banning commercial surrogacy in India. As per the 2009 Law Commission Report, the assisted reproduction treatment industry is Rs. Though the proposed law is timely, it is not far from controversy. For instance, unmarried couples, single parents, live-in partners and homosexuals cannot opt for surrogacy as per the new bill. We were joined by Ramya Kannan, our Tamil Nadu Bureau Chief and a healthcare journalist and Dr. Priya Selvaraj, an eminent gynaecologist specialising in assisted reproduction treatment.

Source: The Hindu August 26, 2016 11:12 UTC