Surrogacy reform calls are rebuffed amid ethical concerns
Nicola Laver
MPs have opposed calls to fast-track surrogacy reforms – despite a petition signed by more than 113,000 people.
The rebuttal is in part because of mounting concerns about wider ethical issues around surrogacy, with the number of babies being born in this way rising steadily.
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Surrogacy: ‘extreme babysitters’
Bill James
When Tom Daley tearfully announced the end of his diving career after the Paris Olympics, he said that he was looking forward to spending more time with his family.
It is not only accepted, but celebrated in the media that he has children with his ‘husband’ through surrogacy, and this is unquestioned and unchallenged. He is not the only one, joining high-profile names like Elton John and David Furnish, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
