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Why India’s illegal surrogate industry needs to be regulated

April 12, 2013

Sir Robert Edwards – the father of the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) – who passed away two days ago, would never have imagined the worldwide repercussions of his invention. While IVF has given children to thousands who never …

Working women opting for frozen eggs to preserve fertility

February 25, 2013

Deepika Gupta, 35, a lawyer in a Delhi court, has been into a few relationships but has not been able to narrow down to Mr Right. With her biological clock ticking fast and her wish to have her own children in the near future, …

No Indian surrogate if you’re gay, unmarried or single

January 25, 2013

If you are a gay couple or a single man/woman looking for a surrogate then India’s no longer the place for you. A new Home Ministry directive has sought to put in place stringent rules regarding medical visas given to …

Surrogacy cases on the rise in India

December 31, 2012

A new report suggests that cases of surrogacy or ‘wombs for hire’ have increased in the past five years. The research, published in The Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, reveals there is an increasing demand in the …

Grandmother gives ‘birth’ to her granddaughter!

September 9, 2012

When Emily was diagnosed with cervical cancer she and her husband Mike gave up all hopes of ever being a parent. Just before she was to undergo the hysterectomy procedure she was informed that she was pregnant. They had a choice …

Fertility treatments – how safe are they?

November 19, 2012

When an Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have a child via in-vitro fertilization or a Bollywood movie like Vicky Donor centres on sperm donation, people sit up and notice it. Having offspring is seen as the natural way of life and …

Fertility clinics flouting ICMR guidelines?

August 23, 2012

While one-year-old Chirag takes small steps in the courtyard, his mother Savita Bhati lies still with swollen legs on a cot at her sprawling residence in west Delhi. Bedridden due to chronic osteoporosis, Savita gave birth after …

Assisted reproductive technology – the ugly truth!

August 23, 2012

The fertility industry is a major part of India’s medical tourism industry thanks to the low costs and lack of regulations. According to some reports India’s fertility industry is worth a whopping Rs 13,033 cr (1.5 billion …

India – the world’s surrogacy capital?

May 29, 2012

Rs 13,033 cr (1.5 billion pounds / 2.4 billion dollars) - that’s what experts say India’s illegal surrogacy industry is worth. Considered the surrogacy capital of the world, our biggest clients are the British. According to …

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