gametion technologies

The Union health ministry in India has stated in an affidavit that donor sperm and eggs cannot be used for surrogacy due to concerns about the emotional bond between parents and the child. The ministry argued that using donor gametes could lead to a lack of care or rejection of the child. The affidavit was filed in response to a petition challenging a ban on donor gametes for surrogacy. The ministry emphasized the importance of the child's best interest and stated that the new surrogacy rules only permit the use of self gametes.

A researcher from George Washington University is exploring the possibility of using a new technique for human reproduction and its ethical and practical implications.

All clinics in India, involved in treating infertility through procedures like artificial insemination with husband’s semen or in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer, will now have to get registered in the country’s first National Registry of Assisted Reproductive Technology clinics in India.

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act of 2021 was enacted to address the issues of unethical practices, exploitation of surrogate mothers, and abandonment of children in the surrogacy industry. India had become a surrogacy hub internationally, leading to the need for regulations to ensure safe and ethical practices in surrogacy.

A couple from Navi Mumbai has approached the Bombay High Court to challenge a ban on egg donors and seek permission to use donor gametes for surrogacy. They argue that a blanket ban on donor eggs is unjustified as medical reasons may require the use of donors.

A couple married for almost a decade and intending to invoke legal provisions for surrogacy has approached Bombay high court to challenge a blanket ban on egg donors and for permission to use donor gametes.

The Centre opposes a mother's plea to use her deceased son's sperm for IVF, citing his explicit consent for the sample to be destroyed. The Bombay High Court is examining the complex issue of posthumous gamete use, especially for unmarried individuals, while the government argues the law prohibits such transfers without consent.

A group of women has moved the Madras high court challenging the legality of restrictions on oocytes donation, saying provisions of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (regulation) Act, 2021, breach women's reproductive autonomy.

Chhattisgarh government has began Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and Surrogacy registration under compliance rules within the state.The applications received in the ART and Surrogacy portal are being inspected by the state and district level team.

The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it was finalizing a legislation to allow surrogacy only to childless Indian couples and address the finer points, including parental rights over surrogate child, linked to the sensitive issue.

The life scientists of Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) and Kyoto University, Japan, will make a collaborative research on fertility preservation in birds with a view to protecting the endangered species from extinction.

The Centre has opposed before the Delhi HC petitions challenging certain provisions of the surrogacy law, arguing that the two Acts on the matter were passed after following due procedure, with an intention to restrict the commercialization of embryos and new-born children.

The death of a woman during treatment in a private fertility clinic in Coimbatore has raised concerns about proliferation of such clinics in the state and failure on the part of authorities to monitor them.

In response to rising concerns about illegal surrogacy, Delhi's health department has initiated bi-weekly inspections of ART and surrogacy clinics to enforce the 2021 regulations. These inspections aim to ensure ethical operations, verify compliance with registration standards, and protect the rights of all stakeholders, including intended parents and surrogates.

India is all set to weed out and check the ever mushrooming clinics involved in renting a womb or carrying out Assisted Reproductive Technology.