The Times of India | 8 December 2008 In 1954, Bala Ram, a resident of Alewa village in Jind district of Haryana, brought home a bride. After 10 years of a childless marriage, Ram married his wife’s younger sister in… Continue reading
Madhavi Rajadhyaksha | TNN | 18 Nov 2008 MUMBAI: Israeli gay couple Yonatan and Omer Gher are categorical about their dislike for Section 377 of the Indian law that makes homosexuality a criminal offence, but they like the `desi’ regulation… Continue reading
Denise Grady | The New York Times | 17 November 2008 Infants conceived with techniques commonly used in fertility clinics are two to four times more likely to have certain birth defects than are infants conceived naturally, a new study… Continue reading
Jaya Shroff Bhalla | Hindustan Times, New Delhi | 11 Nov 2008 In A first for a government hospital in the Capital, a set of twins was born through the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) method on Monday. The girl and the… Continue reading
T. K. Rajalakshmi | Frontline | Volume 25, Issue 22 | Oct 25 – Nov 7, 2008 Commercial surrogacy, though banned in several developed countries for obvious reasons, may soon become a reality in India thanks to the joint efforts of… Continue reading
Amba Batra Bakshi | Outlook | 3 November 2008 The Indian obsession with ‘white skin’ begins early these days. Now, childless Indian couples aspiring for offspring have a large roster of demands: fairer skin, light hair and blue/green eyes. And they’re… Continue reading
