Successful pregnancies have never been more important at this surrogacy centre where every bed is taken following a jump in demand as India inches towards banning commercial surrogacy. “The surrogacy bill does not make any provision for the protection of women, assuming that banning commercial surrogacy will protect them,” said Hari Ramasubramanian of Indian Surrogacy Law Centre. Read | Surrogacy ban: Poor women stand to lose the ‘better option’Yet as demand soars, so do concerns. Experts fear the ban may push the industry underground, making women offering surrogacy services only more vulnerable to health risks. “And I will do it again if possible.”Read | The new surrogacy bill will stop exploitation of women

Source: Hindustan Times January 19, 2017 07:51 UTC