Friday, August 1, 2014

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Fears of surrogacy ban as WA couple rejects baby with Down syndrome

Surrogacy Australia says it is shocked and outraged that an Australian couple abandoned a baby in Thailand with his surrogate mother after he was found to have Down syndrome and a life-threatening heart condition.
Impoverished mother Pattaramon Chanbua has told the ABC she gave birth to twins after agreeing to be a surrogate with a promised payment of about $16,000.
The Western Australian couple rejected six-month-old Gammy and only took his healthy sister home with them, and Ms Chanbua says she cannot afford Gammy's medical treatment.
Surrogacy Australia hopes the case will be a step toward better regulation, but is worried about a knee-jerk reaction which would lead to an outright ban.
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    Australia's manufacturing sector has edged back into expansion for the first time in nine months.
  • Child with pills Medicating children

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    There's still uncertainty around what grounds organic farmer Steve Marsh is appealing the court decision about GM crops.

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