Thai case shines the light on international surrogacy

A story reported by The Telegraph last week raises some interesting questions about international surrogacy. The reporting states that a 28-year-old wealthy Japanese businessman paid women in Thailand between $9,300 and $12,500 each to bear his children. To date he has fathered 13 children using Thai surrogates, explaining that he wanted a large family and was able to support them financially.

Initially there was concern from Thai authorities who thought there may be an issue of human trafficking, but after due process a court official stated that:

‘For the happiness and opportunities which the 13 children will receive[…]the court rules that all 13 born from surrogacy to be legal children of the plaintiff.'

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