When the story of 'baby gammy' broke in August it sent shockwaves through the Thai surrogacy industry and shed new light on the growing use of imported surrogacy by many Australian couples. Thai surrogacy was growing rapidly and the increase in Thai women having surrogate babies attracted the interest of a Bangkok TV station, where one journalist found out just how easy it was to have a surrogate baby. A woman on the phone, nicknamed Goy, told the journalist she was a surrogate mother herself and that she had a down syndrome baby that had been abandoned by his Australian parents.
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'Baby Gammy' story shed light on the Thai surrogacy industry
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The Thailand government cracked down on surrogacy followed the 'Baby Gammy' case
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Many Australian couples are now struggling to get back home
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David Markovic was stuck in Bangkok with twins Liam and Joe for almost two months
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Four Corners has also exposed the unfair deal most Thai surrogate mothers are experiencing through an agency
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Chief judge John Pascoe is calling for commercial surrogacy to be legalised in Australia
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Commercial surrogacy is currently banned in Australia
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