A Bill to monitor services of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) clinics and banks to regulate surrogacy in the country will be soon brought in Parliament for its passage.
“The draft ART (Regulation) Bill is presently under the consideration of the Ministry of law and Justice,” Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
He said in order to monitor the services of ART clinics and banks to help regulate surrogacy, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has already framed guidelines for accreditation, supervision and regulation of ART clinics and banks. PNS
The Minister said the proposed law will help in effective implementation of the guidelines.