Welcome kit on ARTs for Parliamentarians
A policy brief on the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) for Parliamentarians (2009). Continue reading
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies: For Whose Benefit?
Sama Team | Economic and Political Weekly | Vol – XLIV No. 18 | May 02, 2009 In the last three decades, India has witnessed a proliferation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies clinics. Apart from the domestic demand, the infertility treatment services… Continue reading
Commercialisation of Surrogacy in the Indian Context
N. B. Sarojini, Aastha, Preeti, Anjali and Deepa | Medico Friend Circle Bulletin: 330 | 2008 Aug-Sep Surrogate motherhood is gaining popularity as both a ‘profession’ and a service – a highly commercialised activity that generally targets women from lower… Continue reading
Guidelines not enough, enact surrogacy laws
N.B. Sarojini & Aastha Sharma | Hindustan Times | 2008, Aug 7 ‘Looking for healthy, good-looking lady from decent family for surrogate mother. Attractive features and education are also desirable. Confidentiality, good facilities and reward assured. Age below 30 and caste… Continue reading
Second National Bioethics Conference, 2007
Sama was a co-organiser of the second National Bioethics Conference, which was held from 6th to 8thDecember 2007 in Bangalore. The theme of the conference was ‘Moral and ethical imperatives of health care technologies: Scientific, legal and socioeconomic perspectives on use… Continue reading
ARTs and Women: Assistance in Reproduction or Subjugation?
2006 | Sama As part of the health movement and the autonomous women’s movement, Sama has consistently campaigned against technologies that target women’s bodies whether to assist birth, control birth or facilitate the determination of the sex of the foetus. It… Continue reading