Professor Deepak Sarma has written an article for Canopy Forum: On the Interactions of Law & Religion, diving into the cross-racial surrogacy and surrogacy in India from a Hindu perspective, a perspective not yet studied significantly. The article raises critical questions about surrogacy between Hindu surrogates and non-Hindu parents, highlighting concerns over bodily exchanges and their effects on purity and karma. While the Brahminical perspective stresses maintaining caste boundaries, it notes that most Hindus don’t follow these strict beliefs. Dr. Sarma also addresses the 2018 ban on commercial surrogacy in India and the lingering bioethical concerns surrounding earlier surrogacy cases.

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