: Lok Sabha passes Bill to regulate fertility clinics, Opposition flags exclusion of LGTBQ individuals #IndiaNEWS The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to regulate and oversee assisted reproductive

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Lok Sabha passes Bill to regulate fertility clinics, Opposition flags exclusion of LGTBQ individuals #IndiaNEWS
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to regulate and oversee assisted reproductive technology clinics in the country. This includes in-vitro fertilisation centres as well as egg or sperm banks, the Hindustan Times reported. The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020, proposes to set up a national registry of all clinics and professionals working in the field. It recommends strict punishment for those engaging in sale of human embryos and in the practice of sex selection.Such offences may be punishable with up to 12 years in jail and a fine between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 20 lakh, the Hindustan Times reported. Hospitals and egg or sperm banks offering sex-selective services might be slapped with fines up to Rs 25 lakh.Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in the Lok Sabha that many assisted reproductive technology clinics in India were running unregulated.“A need was felt for regulation of such clinics as there are implications on the health of those who undertake the [assisted reproductive] procedure,� Mandaviya said. “If there is no regulation, the unethical practices will increase.�Meanwhile, Opposition MPs pointed out that single parents and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals in the country were excluded from the ambit of the Bill, The Indian Express reported.“The bill only allows use of ART [assisted reproductive technology] by heterosexual married couples and women...Read more

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