Is surrogacy legal in India?
Altruistic only
India allows altruistic surrogacy for married couples with medical grounds, but bans commercial surrogacy for foreigners.
India is one of 15 countries classified “Altruistic only” for surrogacy — 34% of the 44 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Surrogacy laws by country
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Kyrgyzstan
- Altruistic only Kyrgyzstan legally regulates altruistic surrogacy with no strict restrictions for prospective parents.
- Thailand
- Altruistic only Thailand bans foreign commercial surrogacy but allows Thai residents to have altruistic arrangements.
- Vietnam
- Altruistic only Vietnam allows altruistic surrogacy for married couples with specific conditions, effective from 2015.
- China
- Banned China forbids surrogacy with penalties for medical professionals, though underground commercial surrogacy exists.
- Iran
- Commercial legal Surrogacy is legal and popular in Iran, with religious approval since 1999.
- Hong Kong
- Banned Commercial surrogacy is criminal in Hong Kong under the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance.
Other laws in India
- Abortion
- Legal (broad reasons)
- Euthanasia
- Passive only
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-in (explicit consent)
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.