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Surrogacy
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Image Source: Shutterstock Republican lawmakers in the United States have introduced two new bills aimed at tightening regulation of the surrogacy industry, arguing that current laws leave children vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania unveiled the Protecting Kids from Creeps Act and the Preventing International Surrogacy…
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Image Source: Shutterstock The Times has reported that Nigeria has become the second most popular destination for people in England seeking children through foreign surrogacy arrangements, with official figures revealing a sharp rise over the past decade. According to data released by Cafcass under freedom of information laws, the number…
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Image Source: Shutterstock | Florida Supreme Court A Florida judge has sparked major controversy after comparing commercial surrogacy arrangements to “modern-day slavery” and questioning whether the practice violates the US Constitution. Judge Marlon Weiss, a senior judge in Broward County appointed by Republican governor Ron DeSantis, made the remarks during…
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Image Credits: mayonews.ie Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has announced she is 16-weeks pregnant after undergoing IVF treatment as a single woman; while also revealing she faced significant online backlash during the process. Walsh, 38, conceived through IVF using donated sperm and is due to give birth in October. The…
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Source: Getty | (L) Marchioness of Bath, (R) Marquess of Bath A High Court ruling allowing the Marquess of Bath’s younger son, born through surrogacy in the United States, to potentially benefit from the family’s £215 million trust fund has reignited debate over how British law treats children born via…
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Barrie Drewitt-Barlow has appeared in court charged with a series of serious sexual offences.
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The number of single men becoming fathers through surrogacy has tripled in recent years.
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Carole-Anne realises now that she was deceived from the beginning and about almost every aspect of the agreement she thought she was entering into.
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The practice has been condemned as a form of exploitation that inflicts serious harm on women and children.
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Prime Minister Robert Fico, who introduced the reforms earlier this year, explained that he drew inspiration from US President Donald Trump in advancing these measures.
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Though often well-intentioned, the present legal framework leaves children, surrogates, and intended parents in precarious positions raising serious ethical questions.
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Last week, a UK court granted full parental rights to a couple in their seventies over a child born via surrogacy. Let that sink in – a newborn baby placed into the care of people who are statistically likely to pass away before that child finishes school. This isn’t compassionate.…