Archive for tag 'Surrogates'. Page 1 of 1

• 4th
  Feb
  2011

  Surrogacy hits the headlines

  Surrogacy is the hot headline of the day thanks to Hollywood and a very unusual court case. Nicole Kidman has had a second baby via a surrogate, but she unfortunately caused debate and controversy by referring to her surrogate as the ‘gestational carrier.’

  The second reason surrogacy has dominated news pages is because a judge has ruled that a surrogate mother here in the UK can keep the baby – it’s biologically hers and she refused to hand it over to the married couple she was having...

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• 22nd
  Apr
  2010

  Surrogacy Laws - is it safe to go abroad?

  For many couples, surrogacy can be their only option of having a baby. But if a couple uses a surrogate from abroad, they risk the chance of not being recognised as its legal parents. According to latest news stories, couples who pay extra ‘fees’ to secure a foreign surrogate’s services are flouting British laws which restrict payments for surrogacy. In the UK, you can only pay ‘expenses reasonably incurred’, such as compensation for missing work, medical care and living costs, and thi...

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