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Date of Publication: January 01, 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2009.008
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Regulate technology, not lives: a critique of the draft ART (Regulation) Bill
Abstract:
The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2008,has been posted on the websites of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for comments from the general public. It follows, and draws from, the functional and ethical guidelines for assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) issued by the ICMR in 2005. News reports suggest that the bill is meant to protect couples seeking the technology from exploitation by unscrupulous medical professionals and unethical marketing practices of ART clinics. It also purports to regulate surrogacy and respond to social and ethical issues around parenting associated with ARTs.
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