KOLKATA: West Bengal government is in the process of implementing surrogacy rules stricter and stringent in the state.

The state government has issued a formal notification in accordance with the new surrogacy regulations framed by the state  government.

The only situation where an issueless couple would be able to consider surrogacy in the state is only when there is no chance for them to have a child naturally.

A certificate from the concerned nodal medical officer on this count will be the prerequisite when such a couple would be allowed to opt for surrogacy.

Figure-related issues or pretexts of professional life to be endangered will not be treated a valid reason for permission to opt for surrogacy. A couple already having a child in the regular process will also not be permitted to go for surrogacy. The option will also be denied for couples in live-in-relationship. However, a single-mother will be permitted to opt for it, an official from the state secretariat of Nabanna said.

When married couples choose surrogacy, the husband's age range will be between 26 and 50 and the wife's range will be between 23 and 50.

There will be requirements for the women whose womb will be used in the surrogacy process as well. On this count, authorization will only be granted to married women with at least one kid. The couple seeking a surrogate must certify in writing, through the use of an affidavit, that they would cover the cost of the three-year medical insurance premium for the lady providing her womb.

According to the state government official, "all these documents will have to be submitted in the office of the district nodal medical officers on this count, who will examine whether all the documents and related papers are in order and then approve for the process."

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