"Thai legislature approves ban on surrogacy" Associated Press November 29, 2014
BANGKOK — Thailand’s interim Parliament has given initial approval to a bill banning commercial surrogacy, the practice of hiring a woman to carry a fetus to term, a lawmaker said Friday.
Thailand has been rocked by several surrogacy scandals this year. One involved an Australian couple who took home a healthy baby girl born from a Thai surrogate mother but left behind her twin brother who had Down syndrome. The other case involved a Japanese man who fathered at least 16 babies via Thai surrogates. Thailand is one of the few countries in Asia where commercial surrogacy is not specifically banned by law.
National Legislative Assembly member Chet Siratharanon said the bill passed its first reading on Thursday, and a finalized version was expected to be ready for consideration within 30 days.
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Since the western powers lost Thailand back to its people the coverage has been sparse.
