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In 2013, India's Supreme Court reversed a 2009 high court decision to decriminalise homosexuality. According to Article 377 of the Indian penal code, homosexuality is a crime, which can attract punishment up to 10 years in prison.
Swaraj also said that foreigners, including non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) were barred from opting for surrogacy as "divorces are very common in foreign countries".
Only infertile couples who have been married for at least five years could seek a surrogate, who must be a close relative.
"There will be a complete ban on commercial surrogacy," Swaraj said.
"Childless couples, who are medically unfit to have children, can take help from a close relative, in what is an altruistic surrogacy."
She said the ban would be introduced 10 months after the bill, which will now go to parliament for approval, to allow pregnant women already in arrangements with couples time to give birth. Full story...
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In 2013, India's Supreme Court reversed a 2009 high court decision to decriminalise homosexuality. According to Article 377 of the Indian penal code, homosexuality is a crime, which can attract punishment up to 10 years in prison.
Swaraj also said that foreigners, including non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) were barred from opting for surrogacy as "divorces are very common in foreign countries".
Only infertile couples who have been married for at least five years could seek a surrogate, who must be a close relative.
"There will be a complete ban on commercial surrogacy," Swaraj said.
"Childless couples, who are medically unfit to have children, can take help from a close relative, in what is an altruistic surrogacy."
She said the ban would be introduced 10 months after the bill, which will now go to parliament for approval, to allow pregnant women already in arrangements with couples time to give birth. Full story...
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