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Mon 04 Apr 2010Legislating for surrogacy will face many challenges
On the eve of a seminar on surrogacy,
Carol Coulterargues that any legislation in this area must consider the human rights of all involved
FOR COUPLES unable to have children, the use of a surrogate mother is becoming an option that, in certain jurisdictions, rivals foreign adoption. Between 30-40 IVF surrogacy procedures are carried out annually in the United Kingdom, but this does include those carried out abroad for UK couples, whose numbers are unknown.
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