Posts tagged
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.…