The pressure
mounted by the society and more importantly the desire to have one’s own
biological offspring has paved the way for development of the reproductive
technology. Amongst Hindus, an offspring could help in the attainment of
‘moksha’ because only one’s own son could offer ‘shradh and pind daan’ which
were considered as ways for attaining salvation. This is not it, across all
religions and countries, the birth of child is considered a matter of prestige
and as the only purpose of the matrimonial union. The society has from very
inception emphasized on child bearing and the couples especially women who could
not bear child were often abandoned or ostracized. With advent of reproductive
technology or popularly
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