Two women, aged 53 and 55, have challenged age restriction under Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act that bars women above 50 from accessing fertility treatments.
Court was hearing plea of woman whose husband, an army officer, is in a vegetative state following an accident. She pled for extraction & cryopreservation of his genetic material.
After Kerala HC nod, posthumous reproduction debate on consent, rights and risks returns. While courts are stepping into a legal vacuum, questions remain on ethics and inheritance.
Citing earlier petition disposed of by Delhi HC which granted him liberty to make representation to the ministry, petitioner submitted that the ministry rejected his representation.
A Delhi HC has granted a couple access to their dead son's sperm, referencing international judgments. Worldwide, laws on posthumous reproduction vary from regulation to outright bans.
Paving way for posthumous reproduction, court said case raised moral & legal issues not covered under existing Indian law. It relied on laws in various countries to decide matter.
The additional Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) centres mean postings will no longer be limited & treatment will not be delayed. Earlier, such centres were available in just 7 cities.
In a written statement submitted to SC in response to PIL filed last year, govt clarified 'ambiguity' in definition of who could be a surrogate mother under provisions of Surrogacy Act.
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