FAQs
What are the Eligibility criteria for surrogate mothers?
Eligibility criteria for surrogate mothers
To be eligible to be a surrogate mother in India, a woman must:
- Be between the ages of 25 and 35
- Be married and have a child of her own
- Provide a certificate of medical and psychological fitness for surrogacy from a registered medical practitioner
- Provide written informed consent to undergo the procedures
- Not donate her gametes (eggs) for surrogacy
What are the Eligibility criteria for intended parents?
Couples must be married, with the female partner between 23 and 50 years old and the male partner between 26 and 55 years old. They should not have any children from previous relationships or marriages.
Couples must be married
Female partner between 23 and 50 years old
Male partner between 26 and 55 years old
They should not have any children from previous relationships or marriages
What are the Surrogacy laws in INDIA?
- Commercial surrogacy is banned in India
- Only altruistic surrogacy is permitted
- Surrogates can only receive compensation for medical expenses and insurance
What are the Documents needed for SURROGACY?
Documents needed
To carry out surrogacy in India, you need to have your passport, visa, and proof of health insurance coverage.
What is the Certificate of essentiality for SURROGACY in INDIA?
Certificate of essentiality
To obtain a certificate of essentiality, you need to provide:
A proven infertility certificate for one or both intending parents from the District Medical Board
An order of parentage and custody of the surrogate child from a magistrate court
Insurance coverage for 16 months covering the surrogate's postpartum delivery complications
Is surrogacy legal in India?
Is surrogacy legal in India?
The Indian surrogacy law was passed in the year 2018. As per law
Surrogacy is applicable to only Indian intended parents who have been married for at least 5 years.
Surrogacy is applicable to only Indian intended parents after how many years of marriage?
Surrogacy is applicable to only Indian intended parents who have been married for at least 5 years.
Which conditions in surrogacy is illegal?
Commercial surrogacy is illegal
Single parents, homosexuals and live-in couples are banned from surrogacy option.
Only a close relative, aged 25-35 can be the surrogate. She must be married and have at least one biological child
Which person should be choose for Surrogate ?
The new surrogacy law (2022) enforced by the supreme court allows only Altruistic surrogacy
Only a close relative, aged 25-35 can be the surrogate. She must be married and have at least one biological child
What is the difference between traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy?
Traditional surrogacy
Traditional surrogacy-
Surrogate has a genetic relation with the child she carries.
Sperm of the male parent is artificially inseminated into her body.
Surrogate continue pregnancy and delivers the baby.
Gestational surrogacy
Gestational surrogacy-
Surrogate does not have a genetic relation with the child she carries.
Through IVF, the intended parents give their sperm and egg to create an embryo.
The embryo is then transferred to the gestational surrogate’s body.
She then carries the baby until birth.
She is the birth mother but the biological mother is the parent whose egg had been used.
What is altruistic surrogacy?
Altruistic surrogacy
Altruistic surrogacy -
Selfless act where a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for another couple without receiving financial compensation.
The surrogate is often a close friend or relative of the intended parents.