Authorities seek bail for 32 surrogate mothers

The National Committee for Anti-Human Trafficking yesterday unveiled its plan to seek bail for 32 pregnant women who were charged with human trafficking following a raid on a surrogacy business in the capital in June. Its chairwoman Chou Bun Eng said after a meeting at the Interior Ministry yesterday that a group of lawyers are currently preparing documents to submit to a judge to seek bail for the women.

“We asked lawyers to help them but I am not sure what the judge will decide,” she noted. “It depends on how those women answer questions asked by the judge.” “Some women usually claim that they get involved in the surrogacy business because they need money to pay debts. The judge will ask them if they will sell the babies to earn money after birth. This is a factor to consider,” Ms Bun Eng added.

She noted that the National Committee for Anti-Human Trafficking offered legal assistance for the bail requests in order to ensure that the surrogate children are taken care of. “The committee wants to ensure that the children will enjoy proper living conditions, like other children, after they are born,” Ms Bun Eng said. “If the surrogate mothers can convince the judge that they will look after their children, then the authorities will help them.”

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