New rules bar foreign gay, lesbian couples from surrogacy

January 18, 2013 21:57

Foreign gay and lesbian couples will be unable to rent a womb in the country from now on as per the new rules notified by the Union Home ministry.

Besides couples from European countries will also not be able to have kids through surrogacy in India unless their country of origin recognises surrogacy. Most European countries do not allow commercial surrogacy.

The rules notified recently to regulate the flourishing surrogacy practice in India prohibit foreign gay and lesbian couples from doing so and allows it only to those couples who have been married for two years.

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