India is on course to ban commercial surrogacy and foreigners and non-resident-Indians from hiring surrogates in the country. Once approved, there will be a complete ban on commercial surrogacy but altruistic surrogacy will be permitted for infertile couples under strict regulations.
But will it work? The growing number of in-vitro fertilization - or IVF- clinics, the absence of a regulatory framework, and the availability of poor women willing to rent out their wombs has made India an attractive option for foreigners seeking a surrogate child. Medical experts fear that implementing the law will be difficult considering the money riding on this flourishing industry.
Correspondent Murali Krishnan has this report.
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