Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill addresses regulation lacunae in fertility industry, but its non-inclusiveness is troubling
Gita Aravamudan • 5 years agoWhen it comes to women and their wombs, legislators don’t seem to understand the necessity of having well thought out, supportive — and timely — laws. The Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Regulation Bill 2020 is a case in point.
A 74-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh gives birth to twins: Why pregnancy after menopause isn’t as safe for everyone
Myupchar • 6 years agoErramatti Mangayamma, 74, became the oldest woman in the world to give birth to twins on Thursday in a nursing home in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh.
How surrogacy works
Anuradha Sengupta • 12 years agoAnuradha SenGupta explores the medical, psychological and ethical implications of this form of surrogacy with Dr. Anahita Pandole, leading Mumbai based obstetrician and gynecologist and Ashika Mehta, a practicing psychotherapist.
Israeli sex offender adopts girl: Why India needs to regulate surrogacy better
Deepanjana • 12 years agoThe case of a Israeli sex offender adopting a girl through surrogacy throws up a new set of concerns about the question of surrogacy in India.
Surrogacy and homophobia: India bans gay parents
Roy • 12 years agoOnly heterosexual couples married for at least two years can come to India to have a child via a surrogate. India's new guidelines actively create discrimination where none existed against gay couples and single parents.
When grandparents want to be parents: Surrogacy's moral quandary
Roy • 13 years agoThe debate around surrogacy is about contracts and wombs-for-rent. But a new case is of murkier morality. Can a grieving couple use their dead son's semen sample to create a child through surrogacy who would also be their grandchild?