Both Madeline and I recently wrote about Manji Yamada,
the baby who was born via a surrogate mother in India but whose
biological Japanese parents have since divorced. Because the biological
mother no longer wants the child, it has been enormously difficult for
the father to bring her home to Japan. So she is still in India, where
her paternal grandmother has dutifully watched after her.
Now,
finally, some progress: A Japanese Justice Minister has said a visa
will likely be granted to the girl, which would make good sense.
Meanwhile, according to Agence France-Presse, a child welfare group in India is trying to adopt her.
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