Eight domestic couples approved for surrogacy under new laws

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Eight domestic couples approved for surrogacy under new laws
By Coconuts Bangkok


Gordon Lake and Manuel Santos, both 41, with Baby Carmen, one of the recent high-profile surrogacy cases. Photo: Pai Chanikarn

BANGKOK: -- Despite commercial surrogacy being deemed illegal by Thai courts after complicated high-profile cases such those involving Baby Carmen and Baby Gammy, surrogacy is still legal for domestic couples, though much more strictly regulated than it used to be.

Since the new laws governing the practice went into effect in July of last year, 50 domestic couples have applied and eight have been granted permission. Another 12 cases are scheduled to be decided on this month, according to Department of Health Service Support (HSS) director-general Boonruang Triruangworawat.

Legal surrogacy approval is granted by the Committee for Protection of Surrogate Children, which is chaired by the permanent secretary for health.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/05/23/eight-domestic-couples-approved-surrogacy-under-new-laws


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2016-05-23

[kannot]

This affects me personally as my Wife is unable to have kids, we went to a Hospital in BKK and her eggs are no good, we may have to go down this route using a relative, what was once fairly easy will now be a rigmarole due to massive abuse by various nationalities.

[DM07]

Waiting for all the guys who condemned surrogacy in the case of the gay-couple, to condemn it, when a hetero- couple is involved!

...and waiting....

[Ulic]

Waiting for all the guys who condemned surrogacy in the case of the gay-couple, to condemn it, when a hetero- couple is involved!

...and waiting....

I don't condemn it for anyone. Everyone should get a chance to enjoy sleepless nights.