Birth registration and citizenship rights of surrogate babies born in India

Contemporary South Asia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 341-358

  Smerdon, Usha Rengachary ^a  

^a Vice President Ethica   (United States)

Author keywords

birth registration; citizenship; India; statelessness; surrogacy

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CITIZENSHIP; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; NATIONAL IDENTITY; PARENTAGE;

INDIA;

EID: 84865187650     PISSN: 09584935     EISSN: 1469364X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09584935.2011.599833     Document Type: Article

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