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24 August 2016

India plans surrogacy ban for foreigners, unmarried couples

In this Nov. 5, 2015 file photo, a couple from Britain hold their baby, born on Oct. 17 by a surrogate, in Anand, India.The Indian government hopes to ban foreigners, single parents and gay couples from using India's surrogacy services in order to protect poor women from exploitation. A new legislation will soon be introduced in Parliament, where the governing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party commands a majority in the lower house.
The Indian government plans to ban foreigners, single parents and gay couples from using India's surrogacy services under a proposed law intended to protect poor women from exploitation.
Only infertile couples who have been married for at least five years could seek a surrogate, who must be a close relative, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday.

26 June 2015

Mother, baby rescued 4 days after Colombia plane crash

In this photo distributed by Colombia's Air Force, a rescue worker puts Maria Nelly Murillo on a stretcher after she and her baby were airlifted for medical treatment to Quibdo, in Colombia's western state of Choco, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Rescuers reached Murillo and her 1-year-old son after they survived a June 20 plane crash in the jungle, shortly after taking off from Quibdo. The pilot was killed, and Murillo suffered some injuries and burns, but the baby was unhurt.
A Colombian woman who survived a plane crash with her months-old baby, drinking coconut water to stay alive, was rescued after four days lost in the jungle.