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'A campaign for a baby with Down's Syndrome left with his surrogate Thai mother by an Australian couple has raised over $120,000 (£70,000).
The six-month-old boy, named Gammy, also has a congenital heart condition and needs urgent medical treatment.
Pattaramon Chanbua was left to care for him after his Australian parents only wanted his healthy twin sister.'
Apparently the couple (who haven't been identified) paid for the surrogate pregnancy, but when prenatal tests revealed one of the twins 21-year-old Chanbua was expecting had Down's, they asked her to abort the pregnancy. She refused, so when the babies were born the couple only took the girl baby back to Australia with them, as she didn't have Down's.
Chanbua says she can't afford to pay for Gammy's urgently needed treatment for his heart condition, and people worldwide have been donating money for it. She already has two children.
'Tares Krassanairawiwong, a Thai health official, said it was illegal to pay for surrogacy in Thailand.'
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28617912
The six-month-old boy, named Gammy, also has a congenital heart condition and needs urgent medical treatment.
Pattaramon Chanbua was left to care for him after his Australian parents only wanted his healthy twin sister.'
Apparently the couple (who haven't been identified) paid for the surrogate pregnancy, but when prenatal tests revealed one of the twins 21-year-old Chanbua was expecting had Down's, they asked her to abort the pregnancy. She refused, so when the babies were born the couple only took the girl baby back to Australia with them, as she didn't have Down's.
Chanbua says she can't afford to pay for Gammy's urgently needed treatment for his heart condition, and people worldwide have been donating money for it. She already has two children.
'Tares Krassanairawiwong, a Thai health official, said it was illegal to pay for surrogacy in Thailand.'
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28617912