Surrogate Pattaramon Chanbua

• Thai Case Casts Spotlight on Business of Surrogacy

  For thousands of well-off childless couples, the dream of having a baby is often realised in places like Thailand and India. Ready to help them are young women who become paid surrogates, their wombs offered up as vessels that can safely carry the babies until they are born.

• Australian in Thai Surrogate Case Has Child Sex Convictions

  An Australian father accused of abandoning his Down's syndrome baby has convictions for child sex offences, reports said today, as the surrogate mother said she was willing to take back the boy's twin sister if the allegations were true.

• Australian Couple Say Thai Surrogate Mother Misled the World

  An Australian couple accused of abandoning their Down's syndrome baby born to a Thai surrogate mother on Tuesday said she has misled the world over what happened, according to a friend of the family.

• Australia May Intervene in Surrogate Baby Case

  Seven-month-old Gammy, who was born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart condition, is being cared for by his young Thai surrogate mother after his Australian biological parents left him behind in Thailand, taking home only his healthy twin sister.

• 'I Will Never Abandon' Down's Baby Says Thai Surrogate

  The Thai surrogate mother of a baby born with Down Syndrome vowed Monday to "never abandon" him after the Australian parents reportedly refused to care for the child, sparking a moral debate and a cascade of donations for the boy's medical care.

• Australian Couple Leave Disabled Baby With Thai Surrogate: Reports

  Well-wishers, earlier today, had raised nearly $100,000 for a baby reportedly left with his surrogate Thai mother after his Australian parents discovered he had Down's Syndrome and returned home with his healthy twin sister.