INDIA: Call to regulate child surrogacy

Updated November 23, 2007 17:29:41

With Western women delaying childbearing until later in life, many find themselves needing to rely on science to get pregnant. But for women who for whatever reason can't have children, the idea of using a surrogate mother can be an appealing option. That's prompted a flood of foreign couples to India, in particular, where there are currently no laws to regulate surrogacy. But the Ministry of Women and Child Development wants that to change.

Presenter: Murali Krishnan