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The Supreme Courts intervention leads to a significant change in surrogacy rules, allowing married couples to use donor eggs or sperm if one partner has a medical condition. The amendment overturns previous rules requiring both gametes to be from the intending couple. The change follows the Courts observation that such rules defeat the purpose of surrogacy. The Centre had been urged to act after several women petitioned the Court due to the previous restrictions.

Justice Nagarathna said for availing the benefit of surrogacy provisions, there has to be an attempt for conception within marriage.

To become surrogate parents is a lot easier now! The government on Wednesday amended the surrogacy rules allowing married couples to use one of the gametes of a donor, in case of a medical condition. The change comes after the apex court questioned the Centre on why a decision is not being taken on the matter

The Supreme Court on Friday sought to know which law gives legitimacy to children born outside a formal marriage, be it void or voidable.

In a crucial development to the surrogacy landscape in India, the Central government has modified the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 and notified that for couples (husband or wife) certified as...

The notification states: “In case when the District Medical Board certifies that either husband or wife constituting the intending couple suffers from medical condition necessitating use of donor gamete, then surrogacy using donor gamete is allowed.”

The Court reasoned that the legal rights of the petitioners to achieve parenthood through surrogacy would be prejudice if their relief is rejected.

The bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Sanjay Karol was considering an application on Tuesday filed by 12 women challenging Rule 14(a) of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 | Latest News India

India News: Supreme Court on Tuesday said not many women can afford to approach the apex court for relief in new surrogacy rules which ban use of donor gametes. S

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