German twins

Surrogacy - Happy Friday and TGIF! Summer is almost here, so I hope that everyone has a great weekend. Below are some updates that are of great interest to all. Let me know your thoughts. Again, you know mine regarding surrogacy in India, so I will not continue to rant.

Michigan - I am so happy to hear how these families are trying to get "back to normal" after what they have been through. It is also refreshing that this story, albeit a tragedy in many ways, has a positive ending with the birth of this beautiful baby.

Surrogacy – In an update to the case that keeps on going, it appears that a resolution is finally at hand – for real this time. The Centre intially offered to assist them in adopting their own twins after the German government refused to make an exception for them – yet, they declined this offer. The parents now have a change of heart and are accepting the offer for fear that their children would remain stateless citizens. The Supreme Court in India made this happen by asking the Union to relax the country’s adoption laws just once to help this couple.

German Surrogate Twins born in India may finally be able to go home with both of their parents, of which one parent has had to remain in India for almost two years. Ladies and gentleman, this is a cautionary tale of a couple wanting to be parents so badly that proper legal advice was not obtained beforehand. You MUST check the laws of where you child is being born AND where you reside. You cannot and should be taking advice from centers who tell you that things will work out - they have in the past.

India Surrogacy & German Twins - the twins born to a surrogate in India approximately two years ago have hit another legal hurdle. The Indian courts had requested that the German government grant the children temporary visas so that the couple can finally go home from India with their children. However, news reports now state that Germany has rejected the parents' bid for the visas. The German government stated that their only real option was to adopt the twins. A cautionary tale for all when thinking about reproductive tourism.