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Baby Gammy Now an Australian Citizen

Child in surrogate controversy gets access to country's health care

(Newser) - The baby who last year made international headlines in a surrogacy controversy is now a 1-year-old Australian citizen, though he still lives in Thailand. Gammy, who has Down syndrome and a heart condition, can now access Australian health care, the BBC reports. He has been a regular patient at a...

5 Celebs Who Used Surrogate Moms

And lots of them had twins

(Newser) - Not all celebrity babies are carried inside a celebrity— HLN rounds up 11 times stars used a surrogate mom. A sampling:
  • Ricky Martin: His twin boys, Matteo and Valentino, were born with the help of a surrogate mom in 2008.
  • Neil Patrick Harris: He and David Burtka had, yes, twins—
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Gammy's Parents: Surrogate Wouldn't Let Us Take Him

Dad says he's changed after pedophilia convictions

(Newser) - With their case making international headlines, the Australian parents of baby Gammy are telling their story. Speaking to Australia's 9News , David Farnell said he and his wife, Wendy, "wanted" to take Gammy home with them, Reuters reports—but his surrogate mother wouldn't let them. Surrogate Pattaramon Chanbua...

Dad Who Left Down's Baby Is a Pedophile: Sources

Meanwhile, Australia may intervene in the case

(Newser) - Since the story of baby Gammy went viral several days ago, the Australian government has announced that it is looking into whether it can intervene in a case described by the Australian immigration minister as "very, very murky," particularly because it took place in another country, reports the...

Aussie Parents: No One Told Us of Down Syndrome Baby

But surrogate mom in Thailand says that's not true

(Newser) - More details are filling in the story of an Australian couple accused of leaving behind a surrogate baby in Thailand who has Down Syndrome, though the additional details seem to be confusing the account instead of clarifying. The Aussie couple is denying the allegations, but the surrogate mom in Thailand...

Parents Leave Behind Surrogate Baby With Down's

Australian couple took his healthy twin in Thailand, says birth mother

(Newser) - An Australian couple who paid an impoverished woman in Thailand to be a surrogate mother left behind a baby boy with Down Syndrome but took his healthy twin sister, reports ABC News of Australia . The boy, named Gammy, is now about 7 months old, and mom Pattaramon Chanbua says he...

5 Celeb Couples Who Used Surrogate Moms

Including one couple who had twins

(Newser) - Sometimes celebrity babies come into the world via a surrogate mom—and Radar rounds up 10 such cases. A sampling:
  • Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick used a surrogate mother to give birth to their twins , and during the pregnancy, Parker feared for the surrogate mom's safety thanks to
...

Bride Paralyzed at Bachelorette Party Will Be a Mom

College friend to act as surrogate for Rachelle Friedman

(Newser) - Rachelle Friedman was paralyzed at her 2010 bachelorette party in a freak accident after one of her bridesmaids pushed her in the pool—but a year later she went through with her postponed wedding, and now she'll get to achieve her dream of being a mom, thanks to an...

A Child's Bittersweet Birth— 4 Months After Mom's Death

Daniel P. Finney shares the story of Caralyn Yoho

(Newser) - Des Moines Register reporter Daniel P. Finney first brought readers the story of Nate and Laura Yoho in July —a few days after Laura died of brain cancer. This week, he returns to the story of the Yohos, and his piece takes the format of a letter to...

18 Stars Who've Conceived Via Surrogate

Elizabeth Banks says the relationship 'will last a lifetime'

(Newser) - Not every celebrity has a baby bump before having a baby. The Huffington Post rounds up 18 stars who became parents via surrogate mothers:
  • Elizabeth Banks: The Hunger Games actress has had two sons via a gestational surrogate. She said the experience "taught us a great deal about generosity
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It's a Boy for Giuliana and Bill

Surrogate mom gives birth to Edward Duke Rancic

(Newser) - Happy news for Giuliana Rancic, who recently beat breast cancer : She's now a new mom. She and husband Bill welcomed a son, Edward Duke Rancic, who was born via surrogate last night. "Bill and I are blessed beyond words to welcome Edward into our lives," Giuliana tells...

Maine Woman Gives Birth to Own Grandson

Served as surrogate for daughter, who has heart condition

(Newser) - Madden Hebert came into the world quite normally a couple of weeks ago—if you skip over the fact that it was his grandmother who gave birth to him. No, it's not a supermarket tabloid special, it's from the more mundane Maine Sunday Telegram , which reports that Madden'...

Giuliana Rancic Expecting Baby
 Giuliana Rancic 
 Pregnant Via Surrogate 
PLUS, THE CELEBS SHE JOINS
Apr 23, 2012 10:57 AM CDT

Giuliana Rancic Pregnant Via Surrogate

And 5 more celebrity couples who used a surrogate mom

(Newser) - Following her successful treatment for breast cancer, more good news for E! personality Giuliana Rancic: She's expecting a baby with husband Bill. "We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered," she tells E! . The couple struggled to conceive and is using a gestational surrogate, who...

Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban Welcome 2nd Daughter

Faith Margaret born in December via surrogate

(Newser) - Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are parents again, TMZ reports —despite the noticeable lack of telltale baby bump. The high-profile Aussies went the surrogate-mother route this time around, and daughter Faith Margaret was quietly born in Nashville on Dec. 28. Kidman and Urban are her biological parents, and she's...

Elton John, Hubby Welcome Baby Son
Elton John, Hubby
Welcome Baby Boy
Dec 28, 2010 5:20 AM CST

Elton John, Hubby Welcome Baby Boy

Child born to surrogate thrills couple, who give him quite the long name

(Newser) - Piano man Elton John and husband David Furnish have welcomed a baby boy into their lives. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born Christmas Day to a surrogate mom in California whose identity has not been released, reports Us . "We are overwhelmed with happiness and joy," said John, 62,...

Abortion and Surrogate Pregnancies: Couple Pushed Surrogate Mom to Abort
 Couple 
 Pushed Their 
 Surrogate 
 to Abort 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 10, 2010 11:19 AM CDT

Couple Pushed Their Surrogate to Abort

Case highlights thorny nature of surrogate pregnancies

(Newser) - Abortion is a thorny issue, and it got even more thorny in one Canadian case: A couple working with a surrogate mother pushed for her to abort their fetus when they found it was likely to be born with Down syndrome. The surrogate didn’t want to abort, but the...

'I'm in love with my grandson and we're having a baby' - New Idea Magazine - Yahoo!Xtra Lifestyle
 Grandma 
 Hooks Up 
 With Grandson 
they want a baby
Apr 30, 2010 10:24 AM CDT

Grandma Hooks Up With Grandson

Put your breakfast aside, then finish reading this

(Newser) - Pearl Carter, 72, is in love and having a baby—with her 26-year-old grandson. Oh, but it’s not gross, because Pearl gave Phil’s mom up for adoption when she was a baby, so grandma and grandson didn’t meet until 2006! Pearl was freaked out when she found...

Cops Seeking Tab Dirt in Parker Birth Busted

(Newser) - A pair of Ohio police chiefs have been arrested for allegedly breaking into the home of Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate mother to hunt for tabloid fodder they could sell for profit, AP reports. The woman gave birth to Parker and Matthew Broderick's twin girls last month. Local officials confirmed that...

Parker, Broderick Name Their Twins ...

(Newser) - Nothing too exotic for these guys. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's new baby girls are named Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick and Tabitha Hodge Broderick. Hodge and Elwell are names from Parker's side of the family, says a family rep. The couple hired a surrogate mother, who gave birth to...

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