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Among the registrations from 149 countries on http://www.surrogatefinder.com, a website offering free registration to egg and sperm donors, surrogate mothers and intended parents, the highest for egg and sperm donors — 5,293 — is from India. The second-placed US is way behind, at 1,509. Of the registrations from India, 1,113 are from Maharashtra, 587 from Delhi and 433 from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka each.
In cities like Delhi and Mumbai or Gujarat where surrogacy is a thriving business, college students, young professionals and mothers in need of money are walking in to donate eggs. A premium is placed on women who are mothers as “fertility” is guaranteed. Another “hot bed” for donors is Indore.
Donors are categorised based on looks, height, educational qualification and, most importantly, fair skin. What are called ‘diva donors’, especially foreign, can earn up to Rs 6 lakh per donation.
The Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Bill was drafted in 2010 to govern the grey but thriving area of infertility treatment in India. It has specific regulations on egg donations. However, the Bill has failed...
In cities like Delhi and Mumbai or Gujarat where surrogacy is a thriving business, college students, young professionals and mothers in need of money are walking in to donate eggs. A premium is placed on women who are mothers as “fertility” is guaranteed. Another “hot bed” for donors is Indore.
Donors are categorised based on looks, height, educational qualification and, most importantly, fair skin. What are called ‘diva donors’, especially foreign, can earn up to Rs 6 lakh per donation.
The Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Bill was drafted in 2010 to govern the grey but thriving area of infertility treatment in India. It has specific regulations on egg donations. However, the Bill has failed...