Mapping Surrogacy Laws in the Globalized World: A Case Study of India

Surrogacy has become now a days a more frequent phenomena than ever before in the history of mankind. It can be due to several reasons such as advances in medical technology, especially in assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) like IVF, which has made the process more accessible and successful. Apart from heterosexual couples, social attitudes toward different family structures have also become more acceptable encouraging single individuals and same-sex couples to pursue parenthood through surrogacy worldwide. The success of surrogacy choices are also due to rising infertility rates, often linked to lifestyle changes, medical conditions of the woman and delayed parenthood or practice of late marriages choices which have increased the demand for alternative reproductive options with genetic links for more emotional and genetic bonds. To support this largely prevalent practice legal frameworks in many countries have also evolved to support and regulate surrogacy, making it a safer and more organized process. Therefore in this article the author will try to analyze the meaning of surrogacy, why it is needed, surrogacy in the ancient period in the different parts of the world, surrogacy in modern world and the analysis of surrogacy laws of India which was recently enacted in 2021 and their rules in 2022 which does not permit surrogate child for single persons and LGBTQs.