The draft Surrogacy Bill, 2016 approved by the Cabinet on 24 August proposes a complete ban on commercial surrogacy. With this move, India is ready to join a growing list of countries who are banning commercial surrogacy and tightening the norms on altruistic surrogacy.
Here’s an interactive map which tells you about surrogacy laws in major countries around the world.
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Countries Which Have Banned Commercial Surrogacy
UK
Ireland
Denmark
Australia
New Zealand
Belgium
India
Mexico
Thailand
Nepal
Thailand
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Countries Which Have Completely Banned Surrogacy
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Bulgaria
Switzerland
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Countries Which Allow Surrogacy
Russia
Ukraine
Georgia
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