Cambodia emerges as surrogacy hub
With India toughening its stand on surrogacy,
evident in the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016 which the Cabinet cleared last
month, Cambodia has emerged as a surrogacy hub.
- Surrogacy service seekers and even doctors have
started moving to destinations that still allow this service including
Cambodia.
- Besides Cambodia, countries such as Ukraine and
Kenya are also attracting doctors from India.
Why Cambodia has emerged as an attractive
destination?
Why India is becoming unattractive for
surrogacy?
With India toughening its stand on surrogacy,
evident in the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016 which the Cabinet cleared last
month, Cambodia has emerged as a surrogacy hub.
- Surrogacy service seekers and even doctors have
started moving to destinations that still allow this service including
Cambodia.
- Besides Cambodia, countries such as Ukraine and
Kenya are also attracting doctors from India.
Why Cambodia has emerged as an attractive
destination?
As in the early days of surrogacy in India,
the lack of proper laws or guidelines in Cambodia has proved a big attraction.
Why India is becoming unattractive for
surrogacy?
Surrogacy laws in India are becoming tougher.
India banned commercial surrogacy in November, 2015. The Cabinet also recently
cleared the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016. The bill has made the
government’s intent to ban commercial surrogacy clear.
