Govt is making it complicated: Advocate Mohini Priya on Surrogacy Law

Advocate Mohini Priya talked about the new surrogacy law on May 10, in that live-in partners and same-sex couples cannot be allowed to avail of services under the surrogacy law. She said that the government is making it more complicated. Speaking about the same, advocate Mohini Priya said, “The SC dismissed all our prayers saying that it has no societal acceptance. This cannot be a reason to introduce a law by saying that it has no social acceptance. Surrogacy Right of Assisted Reproduction is a reproductive right that is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. No legislation can take away from anybody. The government is making it complicated, not just for the same-sex couple but also for the needy couple who have been provided surrogacy under this act. They banned third-party donor eggs and made the upper limit of women to 50 years of age. After this, there’s no meaning of surrogacy. This was expected but it’s okay, we are ready to fight against it.”