"In case when the District Medical Board certifies that either husband or wife constituting the intending couple suffers from a medical condition necessitating use of donor gamete, then surrogacy using donor gamete is allowed," the notification issued on Wednesday said.
The surrogacy using donor gamete is allowed subject to the condition that the child to be born through surrogacy must have at least one gamete from the intending couple, it stated.
This means if both the partners have medical problems or are unable to have their own gametes they cannot opt for surrogacy.
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The amendment came after the
The Centre had in March 2023 issued a notification banning donor gametes for couples intending to undergo surrogacy.