BUT. TERRITORY Alliance leader Terry Mills has announced the party will, if elected, introduce legislation within 100 days allowing altruistic surrogacy to be undertaken in the NT.

The only European countries where surrogacy is entirely legal are Russia and Ukraine. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for the introduction in parliament of the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2016, that seeks to "prohibit commercial surrogacy" and allow "ethical surrogacy" to needy infertile couples. Straight surrogacy A surrogate mum typically conceives after being artificially inseminated though IUI with the intended dad's sperm. Union Minister Sushma Swaraj, explaining the features of the bill, said surrogacy is a necessity and not for "shauq" (hobby) or "anand" (pleasure). "The altruistic surrogacy will not be allowed to single parents, live-in partners and homosexual couples," she added. The shift to altruistic-only surrogacy was made in the context of sensational news reports about cases of surrogate babies being abandoned and exploited — surrogate mothers being kept in “surrogacy brothels” and rich foreigners using the bodies of poor Indian women to have children.

"The married couple can … Surrogacy Treatment is a complex process and used to help with Surrogate or prevent genetic issues & help with the conception of a child. She will then go on to carry the baby to term.

The Bill lays down clear - cut rules for the procedure for the first time and allows "ethical altruistic surrogacy" to needy infertile couples. ‘Surrogacy … Surrogacy, of only the altruistic kind, is allowed in Canada, in certain Australian states, New Zealand, the UK, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands. The bill which aims to ban commercial surrogacy while allowing only altruistic one for Indian citizens was passed by Lok Sabha in the monsoon session. Bill lacks clarity on altruistic surrogacy, says author Pinki Virani.

Despite these savings, there are still several important services and professionals involved in the altruistic surrogacy process, as well as many variable expenses that can impact the overall cost of the surrogacy. ART Bill Altruistic surrogacy is often less expensive than commercial surrogacy because the intended parents do not compensate their surrogate. The Bill aims to regulate surrogacy while prohibiting commercial surrogacy and allowing altruistic ones, Cabinet minister Prakash Javadekar said after the meeting. This is called full or straight surrogacy because the surrogate's eggs and uterus are used.

In the US, some states allow commercial surrogacy, but in a highly regulated environment.

Parliamentary panel’s unaddressed concerns. The book, dealing with commercial surrogacy, egg-trafficking and in-vitro fertilisation, published by Penguin Random House, assumes significance as it comes close on the heels of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016, approved by the cabinet in August. The decision was taken at a Cabinet …