If I need a commodity for my consumption, I either produce it or purchase it. Suppose I have the seeds but not the means to produce it on my own, I scout for suppliers and make a special arrangement; I give you the seeds, you produce, I pay you if quality is good. If no good then I reject the produce even though I gave you the seeds. By any stretch of imagination this is not a fair trade practice as you would agree.
A client pair with money find a rental womb in a poorer country to bear their progeny (their own country disallows them to find such rented accommodation within their shores but allows the citizens to find one abroad!). The 20 something year old girl who rented such a facility didn't know that the seed she got resulted in the growth of twins, one healthy and one unhealthy. She delivered both though there might have been late persuasions to nip the unhealthy one before delivery.
The client pair refused to take delivery of the unhealthy one (Down syndrome) and flew back home with his healthy twin sister. The supplier has decided to take care of the unhealthy one as if he is her own...
Actually the girl should sue her client pair for giving her an unhealthy seed and causing untold miseries (her carrying around a weight of say 10 kilos in her tummy for major part of an year and all the associated problems) and force them to take delivery of the unhealthy one also.
Instead, she is giving a series of interviews and.. good souls moved by her saintliness (of deciding to care for Gammy for the rest of his life though he is sick with multiple complications) have raised a large sum to help her do that. The client pair is in denial mode and keep telling that they never knew the existence of the twin before delivery...
Debate is raging on Surrogacy, international laws, etc. etc. but it comes down to the basic issue; As you sow, So you reap!
I won't be surprised if somebody refuses taking delivery telling that they don't like the look of the baby!
Somewhere in the depth of my mind a scenario started playing in a loop when I read about Gammy; 'in the not so distant future, spouses may add a clause into their marriage contract that if such an event happens for their own progeny then who should be responsible for what with what kind of compensation' as the preciousness of being human is irrevocably getting chipped away ever so diligently by the rapid commoditization of our lives and values.
Gammy may grow up to be a Thai or an Aussie or a Thairalian or Auslander depending upon the legal status the involved countries may decide to give him. I won't be surprised if people start a raging debate on this too.
Just to make life simpler for everybody, I hope that the client pair realises that 'their' progeny is after all a human being and accept him with open heart (and mind) into their family soon.
I also wish that the governments stop muddling by offering stupid solutions like 'our country would provide whatever medical assistance needed for the through-surrogacy progenies of our citizens' as if economics is THE reason for the rejection.
By the way, Surrogacy has evolved into a billion dollar industry in India now :-(
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