Prohibition of abortion
Section 10 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 deals with prohibition of abortion. No person, organisation, surrogacy clinic, laboratory or clinical establishment of any kind shall force the surrogate mother to abort at any stage of surrogacy except in such conditions as may be prescribed. The Act came into force on 25 Jan 2022.
No person, organisation, surrogacy clinic, laboratory or clinical establishment of any kind shall force the surrogate mother to abort at any stage of surrogacy except in such conditions as may be prescribed.
Section 10, The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 (Act 47 of 2021).
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Questions about Section 10
What does Section 10 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act deal with?
Section 10 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act is headed "Prohibition of abortion". No person, organisation, surrogacy clinic, laboratory or clinical establishment of any kind shall force the surrogate mother to abort at any stage of surrogacy except in such conditions as may be prescribed.
How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 10, section 10 Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, section 10 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 10 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 10 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act come into force?
Section 10 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, cited as Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 10, came into force on 25 Jan 2022, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2021. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions946 words
- 4. Regulation of surrogacy and surrogacy procedures844 words
- 50. Power to make rules696 words
- 3. Prohibition and regulation of surrogacy clinics422 words
- 38. Prohibition of commercial surrogacy, exploitation of surrogate mothers and children born through surrogacy315 words
- 17. Constitution of National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board301 words
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