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24/06/22 07:13 AM IST

Centre mandates 3-yr health insurance plan for surrogate mothers

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  • The government has issued fresh surrogacy rules, making it mandatory for couples who wish to become parents through surrogacy to buy health insurance plans for surrogate mothers.
New Provisions 
  • The government has also ensured that the number of attempts of any surrogacy procedure on the surrogate mother shall not be more than three times.
  • Allowed abortion: A surrogate mother may be allowed for abortion during the process of surrogacy in case of any complication as advised by the doctors
  • Regulation of private clinics: Every private surrogacy clinic has to file an application for registration with a fee of ₹2 lakh which is non-refundable. However, facilities under government-run institutes are exempt from such fees.
  • Specialist availability: Surrogacy clinics shall have at least one gynaecologist, one anaesthetist, one embryologist and one counsellor.
  • Marriage period: The couple should be married for more than five years.
  • Consent of surrogate: Under the Surrogacy Rules 2022, a surrogate mother has to give her consent through an agreement for giving up all her rights over the child and shall hand over the child/children as soon as she is permitted to do so by the hospital.
Source- Live Mint

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