Question 1

What kind of surrogacy is legal in India?

Accepted Answer

The bill seeks to allow only altruistic surrogacy to the intending infertile Indian.

Question 2

Who are eligible for altruistic surrogacy in India?

Accepted Answer

The married couple between the age of 23 to 50 years for females and 26 to 55 years for men.

Question 3

What is the intending couple in India?

Accepted Answer

Intending Couple means a couple who have a medical indication necessitating gestational surrogacy and who intend to become parents through surrogacy.

Question 4

What is the intending woman for surrogacy?

Accepted Answer

Intending Woman means an Indian woman who is a widow or divorcee between the age of 35 to 45 years and who intends to avail the surrogacy.

Question 5

Is there any paperwork for surrogacy in India?

Accepted Answer

The surrogacy law of India makes it mandatory for the couple to obtain a certificate of essentially and eligibility before proceeding with surrogacy.

Question 6

Who can be a surrogate mother?

Accepted Answer

She must be a married woman having a child of her own. The surrogate should be between the age of 25 to 35 years of age. She should not have been a surrogate earlier and must not be certifiably mentally and physically.

Question 7

What is the legal status of the surrogacy child in India?

Accepted Answer

A child born out of surrogacy is the biological child of the intending couple. The newborn child shall be entitled to all rights and privileges available to a natural child.

Question 8

Is surrogacy legal in India for foreigners?

Accepted Answer

Surrogacy for foreigners is not permitted in India and only Indian citizens and OCI card holders can do surrogacy in India.

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