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August 8, 2012
Attitude toward sex, pregnancy changing

Almost half of female migrant workers under 30 have become pregnant before marriage, a dramatic jump in the number of unwed mothers compared with only a generation ago, according to a report on the migrant population's changing behavior in sexual and marital affairs.

Almost half of female migrant workers under 30 have become pregnant before marriage, a dramatic jump in the number of unwed mothers compared with only a generation ago, according to a report on the migrant population's changing behavior in sexual and marital affairs. 

Experts warn that increased pregnancy before marriage may result in more violations of women's rights. 

June 10, 2011
Bill to regulate wombs for rent

Is India becoming a gynecological two-dollar shop? Is the country, often described as conservative in relation to family laws, remarkably liberal in its attitude towards surrogacy? Is surrogacy something that allows fulfillment of dream and desire for the rich, but gives no protection to the poor? Is it a new form of exploitation of the illiterate and vulnerable in a developing country like India?
A volley of questions comes popping up as the billion-dollar wombs-for-rent industry grows rapidly in the country amid increasing calls to discipline it.


Is India becoming a gynecological two-dollar shop? Is the country, often described as conservative in relation to family laws, remarkably liberal in its attitude towards surrogacy? Is surrogacy something that allows fulfillment of dream and desire for the rich, but gives no protection to the poor? Is it a new form of exploitation of the illiterate and vulnerable in a developing country like India?


A volley of questions comes popping up as the billion-dollar wombs-for-rent industry grows rapidly in the country amid increasing calls to discipline it.


June 10, 2011
No strings attached

How does it feel to have your identity as a mother regulated and terminated by a contract? It’s a question not very easy to answer for hordes of poor women who carry and deliver babies for other infertile couples.
The mother of all ironies is that they are never called mothers, and they are told that their wombs are just a temporary nine-month home for the newborn.
That’s the name of a billion-dollar trade called surrogacy, a job that, when completed, spurns any sentimental or legal strings with the babies.
But is it as simple as that?


How does it feel to have your identity as a mother regulated and terminated by a contract? It’s a question not very easy to answer for hordes of poor women who carry and deliver babies for other infertile couples.


The mother of all ironies is that they are never called mothers, and they are told that their wombs are just a temporary nine-month home for the newborn.


That’s the name of a billion-dollar trade called surrogacy, a job that, when completed, spurns any sentimental or legal strings with the babies.


But is it as simple as that?


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