Swaraj defends new surrogacy laws |
India`s External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj got a chance to defend India`s recently passing tougher surrogacy laws.The minister highlighted a British couple`s plight to underscore why she`s against commercial surrogacy. Chris and Michele Newman, who had a daughter through surrogacy, have been unable to get a British passport for her. It will apparently take months to arrive. At the same time, they haven`t been able to extend their own India visas, and have to leave the country on October 7. So now they face the prospect of leaving behind their infant daughter Lily. Swaraj tweeted: Should (an) orphanage be the destiny of a surrogate baby?" "Will the advocates of commercial surrogacy suggest a solution and help this baby. Commercial surrogacy is banned in Britain. Will British Government give a British passport to this surrogate baby?" she further asked.
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