New Delhi, July 9 -- Amid growing concerns over irregularities in the rapidly expanding Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) sector, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has constituted an expert committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the regulatory framework and concerned laws governing IVF clinics, ART centres and gamete banks, with a focus on protecting the reproductive rights, dignity and safety of women.

According ot the press note from the NCW, the expert committee chaired by Justice (Retd.) Asha Menon, former Judge of the Delhi High Court, will bring together experts from the judiciary, medicine, forensic science, law enforcement, gynaecology, public policy and the Health Ministry.

The multidisciplinary composition...