Times of India: Bhatinda: Monday,
26 August 2024.
A total of 38,114 cases of vitro fertilisation (IVF) a technique that came in the spotlight after Punjabi singer and rapper Sidhu Moose Wala’s parents adopted it to deliver a baby boy in March have been reported from 15 districts of Punjab in the last nearly 30 months after ART Act, 2021, and Surrogacy Regulation Act, 2021, came into force from Jan 25, 2022, according to information sought under RTI Act.
Questions were raised over whether Moose Wala’s mother was eligible under the law that has fixed the upper age limits for women and men to undergo ART treatment at 50 and 55 years, respectively.
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“Month-wise details of
whether more people opted for IVF after Moose Wala’s parents chose it are
awaited,” said Bathinda-based RTI activist Sanjeev Goyal who had sought
information about the number of people having adopted the technique in the
state and the success rate. He said that he got replies from 21 civil surgeons,
with none adopting the technique in six districts. The success rate details are
awaited.
Most cases (11,332) were reported in Moga followed by 10,028 in Jalandhar, 5,065 in Ludhiana and 4,701 in Mohali. Also, 2,609 couples adopted IVF in Bathinda, 1,519 in Patiala, 1,031 in Amritsar, 964 in Muktsar, 354 in Faridkot, 134 in Gurdaspur, 128 in Pathankot, 83 in Barnala, 60 in Sangrur and 53 each in Mansa and Nawanshahr.
A total of 38,114 cases of vitro fertilisation (IVF) a technique that came in the spotlight after Punjabi singer and rapper Sidhu Moose Wala’s parents adopted it to deliver a baby boy in March have been reported from 15 districts of Punjab in the last nearly 30 months after ART Act, 2021, and Surrogacy Regulation Act, 2021, came into force from Jan 25, 2022, according to information sought under RTI Act.
Questions were raised over whether Moose Wala’s mother was eligible under the law that has fixed the upper age limits for women and men to undergo ART treatment at 50 and 55 years, respectively.
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Most cases (11,332) were reported in Moga followed by 10,028 in Jalandhar, 5,065 in Ludhiana and 4,701 in Mohali. Also, 2,609 couples adopted IVF in Bathinda, 1,519 in Patiala, 1,031 in Amritsar, 964 in Muktsar, 354 in Faridkot, 134 in Gurdaspur, 128 in Pathankot, 83 in Barnala, 60 in Sangrur and 53 each in Mansa and Nawanshahr.
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