Ernelli Legaspi, MD

Bioethical issues

Surrogacy for gay couples in Victoria, Australia

March 7, 2015/Julia Medew

With two failed foreign surrogacy attempts behind them, a gay couple from
Victoria has found the answer closer to home, writes Julia Medew.
For the past four years, Andrew Brough and Simon Curtis' quest to have a
baby has been a costly global mission.
In 2012, the gay couple found an egg donor through an agency in South
Africa who ticked all the right boxes. The anonymous woman had a healthy
medical history, blue eye like the two of them and came across as smart and
fun in her written correspondence.
In one of the first altruistic surrogacy arrangements brokered by two gay
men in Victoria, Andrew and Simon this week won approval for Andrew's
sister-in-law, Lani Rowell, to carry a baby for them this year.

Like many gay men before them, the pair then found an Indian surrogate
who could carry an embryo created for them using Andrew's sperm and their
donor's eggs. They met the surrogate a woman with a young son who
wanted money to put him through school and build a new home and felt
comfortable with the process.
Reference : http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/surrogacy-for-gaycouples-in-victoria-australia-20150306-13xcd5.html
Discussion:
For many people, having a child is the ultimate dream. Sharing their
love and raising a family can truly make their lifetime picture complete.
Unfortunately, though, for some, the inability to have children can be
extremely heartbreaking and devastating to their future plans.
http://www.modernfamilysurrogacy.com/page/surrogacy_ethical_issues

Ernelli Legaspi, MD

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