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What are the ICMR guidelines on third-party reproduction?

By Andrea Rodrigo B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 06/07/2017

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Chapter 3 of their Code of Practice, entitled Ethical Considerations and Legal Issues, establishes the following basic guidelines in relation to third-party reproduction arrangements:

A third party donor of sperm or oocytes must be informed that the offspring will not know his/her identity [...]

A third-party donor and a surrogate mother must relinquish in writing all parental rights concerning the offspring and vice versa [...]

 Andrea Rodrigo
Andrea Rodrigo
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Embryologist
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia along with the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Postgraduate course in Medical Genetics.
Embryologist. Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia along with the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Postgraduate course in Medical Genetics.