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Surrogacy needs care
News, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2022
» Commercial surrogacy in Thailand is illegal. Thai surrogate mothers can only be permitted if they are biologically related to the child.
Rethink due on laws of surrogacy
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/04/2017
» The recent arrest of a 25-year-old man trying to smuggle a yet to be determined substance into Vientiane, Laos, is a case that highlights the need for laws to be more comprehensive when they are passed.
Aussie pair can keep Gammy twin
News, Published on 15/04/2016
» SYDNEY: The father of a Down Syndrome baby at the centre of a surrogacy scandal did not abandon him in Thailand and can keep his twin sister despite being a convicted paedophile, a court ruled yesterday.
Baby Gammy's sister to remain in Australia
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SYDNEY -- The father of a Down Syndrome baby at the centre of a surrogacy scandal did not abandon him in Thailand and can keep his twin sister despite being a convicted paedophile, a court ruled Thursday.
A new danger is born as surrogacy moves to Cambodia
Spectrum, Published on 25/10/2015
» When Cambodia’s first fertility clinic opened its doors late last year, it was heralded as a medical milestone for a country where even the most basic health services are limited.
Growing surrogate pains
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 10/09/2015
» It's normal for a loving heterosexual couple to want a baby to fulfil their dreams of starting a family together. But when a gay couple tries to make the same dream come true, things get complicated.
Law banning commercial surrogacy takes effect Thursday
Online Reporters, Published on 29/07/2015
» A new law banning commercial surrogacy takes effect July 30 even as controversy continues to swirl around children born before the law was passed this winter.
Gay couple in hiding with baby
News, Published on 05/07/2015
» As storm clouds started brewing over Thailand’s surrogacy industry last year, a familiar sense of dread settled over Gordon Lake. It wasn’t the first time the 41-year-old and his husband, Manuel Santos Valero, had found themselves caught up in a crackdown on commercial surrogacy.
Surrogate baby's Aussie dad accused of charity cash grab
AFP, Published on 19/05/2015
» SYDNEY - The Australian biological father of a Thai-born Down syndrome baby who sparked a global debate over surrogacy was on Tuesday accused of trying to access money donated to help the boy.
Thailand bans surrogacy for foreigners after scandals
AFP, Published on 20/02/2015
» BANGKOK - Thailand has passed a law banning foreign couples from using Thai women as surrogates after a series of high-profile scandals tainting the image of the unregulated industry.