{"id":6466,"date":"2020-02-22T19:26:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T13:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=6466"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:24:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:54:35","slug":"significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Significance of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span 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ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill\/#Significance_of_the_Assisted_Reproductive_Technology_Regulation_Bill\" title=\"Significance of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill\">Significance of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill\/#Relevance_PrelimsMains_GS_paper_II_Governance_Health\" title=\"Relevance: Prelims\/Mains: G.S paper II: Governance: Health\">Relevance: Prelims\/Mains: G.S paper II: Governance: Health<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill\/#Context\" title=\"Context:\">Context:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill\/#Background\" title=\"Background:\">Background:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill\/#History_of_the_Assisted_Reproductive_Technology\" title=\"History of the Assisted Reproductive Technology:\">History of the Assisted Reproductive Technology:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill\/#Why_regulation_is_important\" title=\"Why regulation is important?\">Why regulation is important?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill\/#Way_ahead\" title=\"Way ahead:\">Way ahead:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/significance-of-the-assisted-reproductive-technology-regulation-bill\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion:\">Conclusion:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Significance_of_the_Assisted_Reproductive_Technology_Regulation_Bill\"><\/span>Significance of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relevance_PrelimsMains_GS_paper_II_Governance_Health\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims\/Mains: G.S paper II: Governance: Health<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ARTs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6468\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ARTs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ARTs.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ARTs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ARTs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ARTs-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Context\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Context:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation (ART) Bill, which was cleared by the Union Cabinet this week, came after the Surrogacy Bill that it should have preceded.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Background\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Background:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Together, the ART Bill; the Surrogacy Bill; the amendment to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act; and the older Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act present a bouquet of legislation that will have a positive impact on the reproductive rights and choices of women in India.<\/li>\n<li>The ART Bill to regulate clinics offering fertility treatments has been long in the works, and was first presented publicly way back in 2008.<\/li>\n<li>ART measures help couples unable to conceive naturally to bear children with the aid of state-of-the-art technology to achieve pregnancy, leading to safe delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_of_the_Assisted_Reproductive_Technology\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>History of the Assisted Reproductive Technology:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>India has a rich history of employing ART, though the initial years went officially undocumented at that time. In the late 1970s, only months after the birth of Louise Brown, the first \u2018test tube baby\u2019, Kolkata-based doctor Subhas Mukherjee announced the birth of the world\u2019s second test tube baby.<\/li>\n<li>Subsequently, the industry saw phenomenal growth, as infertility rates went up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ART.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6467\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ART.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ART.jpg 615w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ART-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ART-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_regulation_is_important\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Why regulation is important?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A market projection (by Fortune Business Insights) said the size of the ART market is expected to reach $45 billion by 2026. Among Asian countries, India\u2019s ART market is pegged at third position.<\/li>\n<li>A lack of regulation and the consequent laxity in operations drove a lot of traffic from other nations to India.<\/li>\n<li>This, in turn, along with the relatively low costs, led to the mushrooming of ART clinics across the country. Undoubtedly, this also led to a plethora of legal, social and ethical issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Way_ahead\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Way ahead:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is at this juncture that the ART Bill has seen a fitting revival, egged on by legislators who facilitated the passage of the Surrogacy Bill in the Rajya Sabha.<\/li>\n<li>It seeks to regulate and monitor ART procedures, and mandates the establishment of a National Board and State Boards to lay down rules for implementation, and also honours a long-pending demand \u2014 creation of a national registry, and registration authority.<\/li>\n<li>While the rules will handle the bells and whistles, the Bill already sets a comprehensive framework to operate on.<\/li>\n<li>Most significantly, the Bill recommends punishment, even jail time, for violations of the provisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Since it does impinge on surrogacy too, the government must now work on ensuring synchrony in both Bills.<\/li>\n<li>Having come this far to ensure the reproductive rights of women, the state now has the thriving ART industry on a leash, and the Bill is its best chance to eliminate exploitation in the field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS. <\/span><a title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Significance of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill Relevance: Prelims\/Mains: G.S paper II: Governance: Health Context: The Assisted Reproductive Technology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,18],"tags":[392],"class_list":["post-6466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs","category-general-studies-ii","tag-union-public-service-commission-upsc"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6466"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31620,"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6466\/revisions\/31620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}