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also set a limitation on ùaltruisticû surrogacy arrangements just for married
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same-sexual couples According to information provided by an international
non-profit surrogacy organization, the UK has the highest number of people
in Europe seeking surrogacy overseas and the second-highest globally after
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Australia. The organization estimates that, in the past, hundreds of UK
residents traveled abroad to Thailand with an expectation of destination for
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çthe womb of the worldé. Hence, the approximate cost of surrogacy
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processed in Thailand used to be around 1.7 million Thai Baht.
Case studies and Legal Framework
1) Baby Gammy: The beginning of commercial surrogacy banning in
Thailand
As a result of the Baby Gammy scandal, Thailandûs legislative
department had reviewed the legislation to handle commercial surrogacy,
especially on foreign couples. After an Australian couple was accused of
leaving a baby with Down Syndrome, known as Baby Gammy to his surrogate
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mother. During the past five years, this case made the spotlight when the
Thai surrogate mother alleged West Australian couple on abandon the child
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Golombok, S. (2013). Surrogacy: the experiences of surrogate mothers. Human Reproduction
18 (10). p. 2196-2204.
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Australiaûs Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said last year that up to 150
Australian couples were expecting a child by a Thai surrogate mother in 2015.
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Ibid.
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The medicalization of çnatureé in the çartificial bodyé: surrogate motherhood in Thailand.
Medical Anthropology Quarterly.
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