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Is surrogacy illegal in India?
Partly. Surrogacy is restricted in India. Once the world's surrogacy hub, paid surrogacy banned since 2021.
Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 2021 bans commercial surrogacy; altruistic surrogacy only for eligible Indian couples (ISS report, Apr 2025; UN A/80/158, Jul 2025).
Source: Surrogacy (Regulation) Act
Banned (18)Restricted (21)Allowed
- India is one of 18 countries where surrogacy is banned, and 21 more restrict it.
- Its neighbours: banned in 1 of 6 (China).
- In Asia: banned in 2 of 46 countries.
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