Tag: surrogacy

Important read for all concerned about children
March 26, 2021
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Wendy Francis
Katy Faust and Stacy Manning’s book, Them Before Us, reverses the usual adult-centric conversation about marriage, family, surrogacy, adoption, reproductive technology, divorce, same-sex parenting, cohabitation and even polygamy by considering these issues from the child’s perspective and rights. Read More
No one exploited. Stop surrogacy now.
May 12, 2020
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Wendy Francis
A pandemic restricting world travel is the least of the problems regarding the despicable practice treating women as incubators, and babies as ‘made to order’ products. No one has a right to a child. And women and babies should never be for sale. Surrogacy is a deeply unethical business. Read More
WA quick to review surrogacy after same-sex marriage
March 22, 2018
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Clara Geoghegan
Surrogacy is always an emotive subject. Being childless is, for many couples, a very painful road to travel. Surrogacy if often held up as the “solution”. Read More

WA Labor’s Surrogacy Bill Sent To Committee
April 11, 2019
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Peter Abetz
This is a win for common sense. It was unacceptable for the Labor government to expect parliamentarians to make far-reaching decisions on aspects of surrogacy before they even had the opportunity to study the 600-page government commissioned review. Read More
WA Labor Surrogacy Bill Will Commodify Children
March 18, 2019
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Peter Abetz
“If the government is serious about improving surrogacy laws, the bill should include requiring criminal record checks for people wanting to access surrogacy and prohibiting residents from engaging in commercial surrogacy overseas.” Read More
Commercial Surrogacy Arrives In The Northern Territory
March 5, 2019
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ACL Webmaster
“Putting a price tag on the act of a woman carrying a child turns women into commodities and children into accessories to be bought and sold,” commented Wendy Francis, the ACL’s representative in the NT. Read More

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