5 Hyderabad fertility centres get notices over illegal egg collection

Hyderabad: Telangana State Women’s Commission on Monday, November 9, issued notices to five fertility centres in Hyderabad over alleged illegal egg collection from women.

The fertility centres served notices were Indira IVF Centre, Narmada Fertility Centre, Oasis Fertility Centre, Sadguru ART Centre and Padmaja Fertility Centre. After the notices were served, managing directors and other authorities from the centres appeared before the commission on Monday.

The accused must submit a written explanation of the alleged violations to the commission’s chairperson, Sharda Narella. The inquiry will determine whether the centres violated the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) (Regulation) Act, 2021, which mandates written consent from egg donors, medical safeguards and compliance with prescribed limits on egg retrieval.

The commission will study the explanations submitted by the fertility centres before taking action against them.

In a video shared online, the accused were seen waiting at the Telangana State Women’s Commission office at Budhabhavan.

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