NHS forces families to leave premises for handovers
The NHS in England is forcing surrogate families to hand over newborn babies at parking lots to avoid breaking any “dire” or “outdated” surrogacy laws reports Independent.
The families are said to leave the situation feeling demeaned and distraught. One mother told Independent that she felt like she was stealing the baby.
They blame the government for failing to update the surrogacy laws which were passed in 1985. The law bans commercial surrogacy and requires a six week period before transfer of parental rights can be applied in court.
Although the law is considered outdated and over 214 surrogate babies were reported in 2014-15 alone, the hospital carries out handovers outside hospital premises because they fear being implicated in legal disputes.
According to the report, the government has indicated that amendments to surrogacy laws may be introduced by 2020.
In Thailand, surrogacy laws were recently amended to allow only opposite sex married Thai residents to obtain the services of a surrogate.
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