Rent-a-womb ban causes anguish in India


By AGENCY

To go with story India-politics-health-surrogacy,FOCUS by Trudy HARRIS(FILES) In this file photograph taken on October 29, 2015, Indian surrogate mothers gather during a peaceful protest on the campus of Dr Nayana Patels Kaival Hospital in Anand, some 90 kms from Ahmedabad. Childless couples from around the world have been left in limbo after the Indian government revealed plans to ban them from the countrys booming multi-million dollar surrogacy industry. AFP PHOTO / SAM PANTHAKY / FILES

Childless couples from around the world have been left in limbo after the Indian government revealed plans to ban them from the country’s booming multi-million dollar surrogacy industry.

The industry has exploded in recent years with thousands of infertile couples flocking to India, one of only a handful of countries offering cheap surrogacy using skilled doctors and with relatively little red tape.

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