No marriage, no baby: Surrogacy law dashes parenting dreams of single and queer folks

Abstract

An unwed mom’s unsuccessful battle in the Supreme Court shows how judiciary, regulations link parenthood to marriage

Investment banker Devi* Bose’s family looked for a match for her for years, but their quest was unsuccessful as she has the Mayer-Rokistanky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome due to which she was born without a uterus. Though the 38-year-old couldn’t conceive or carry a baby, she was desperate to have a child that was genetically her own.

That’s why she recently approached Mumbai-based infertility specialist Dr Anjali Malpani for surrogacy. But Dr Malpani turned her down because single women are not allowed to go for surrogacy as per the current regulations. [Read More]