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Surrogacy Bill gets Lok Sabha nod
Why is it in news?
- The Lok Sabha passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019.
- The Bill, introduced by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
More in news
- Features of the Bill
(1) Regulates altruistic surrogacy but bans commercial surrogacy.
(2) Establishment of National Surrogacy Board and State Surrogacy Boards.
(3) Appointment of appropriate authorities for regulating the practice and process of surrogacy.
- What the Bill intends to achieve
(1) Ending the exploitation of women.
(2) Protecting the rights of children born.
(3) Safeguarding interested couplesagainst exploitation by clinics.
- What is Surrogacy: It is a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an eligible couple and agrees to hand over the child to them after birth.
- About altruistic surrogacy: It is a surrogacy arrangement where the monetary reward only involves medical expenses and insurance coverage for the surrogate mother.
Source
The Hindu