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Divorced Wife to Surrogate Mom: Eh. Nevermind
A 12-day-old baby is waiting at the Indian hospital where she was born for laws to catch up with the rather complicated history of her short life.
The baby girl is the biological daughter of a Japanese man and was intended to be the daughter of him and his Japanese wife. She was conceived via eggs donated by an Indian woman and born via an Indian surrogate.
However, shortly after fertilization, the Japanese couple who got the girl’s life rolling divorced.
The would-be mom decided she no longer wanted the child. Fine, the dad was still interested. But! The law in India prohibits a single man from adopting a girl baby. Sooooo. Baby,who is an Indian citizen, waits in legal limbo for a Japanese passport.
Baby Manji’s paternal grandmother and an Indian friend of the father’s are taking care of the girl while all the legal stuff gets sorted out.
Surrogacy is emerging as a booming business for many poor women in India. But looks like their laws need to catch up so all contingencies are covered.
Surrogate mothers in Anand charge about 100,000 rupees (2,500
dollars) for a pregnancy and have been approached by a number of
overseas Indian and foreign couples who can have a surrogate baby at a
fraction of the cost in Western countries.
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3 Comments
mnijtnc commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amThat poor baby. I’m glad that at least her dad wants her, and I hope he is able to take her home soon.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amYes, because biracial children are always SOOO beautiful. Good reason to adopt. Niiice.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI know two kids that are half Japanese and half Indian. They are both gorgeous. If no one wants the child I would love to raise her as my own!
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