Dr Sharma, who is deputy director-general of the Indian Council of Medical
Research, said: “Nobody could have envisaged the sharp increase in Indian
surrogacy for foreigners and we accept this will not slow down, but in fact
get more popular.
“The new bill will ensure that clinics are registered and follow firmly the
requirements of things like safety standards, documentation, testing for
sexually transmitted diseases and the rights of all parties involved.”
One side effect of the new legislation would be to effectively bar Britons
from going to India. It will demand that foreign countries accept that they
will give citizenship immediately to babies born in India before surrogate
deals are struck, which the Home Office has no plans to do.
The standards would in some ways bring Indian into line with Britain – at
least as far as safety is concerned. When IVF clinics in the UK create and
implant embryos, such procedures
are covered by strict protocols, such as screening for medical problems.
However, British laws mean surrogates are not allowed to financially profit
from their actions and those who donate eggs can only be paid up to £750 to
cover expenses. As a result, there is a long wait for egg donors, and just
100 births a year in the UK are estimated to result from surrogacy.
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