Unmarried Mothers

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  Opinion: New Surrogacy Rules Offer Hope, Though Scope Can Be Widened

  The new rules allow the use of a donor gamete if one of the partners is certified of having a medical condition that prevents the use of his or her gametes. But they still bar unmarried women from taking the surrogacy route to have children.

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  Unmarried Mother Kills Her Baby Over Social Stigma: Delhi Police

  A 20-year-old woman on Monday threw her newborn from the window of her washroom in east Delhi's New Ashok Vihar, police said.

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  UK Owes Apology For "Grave Wrong" Of Forced Adoptions: Human Rights Panel

  Britain should formally apologise to unmarried mothers who were forced to give up their babies for adoption, according to an official report Friday that gave harrowing detail of the anguish suffered by the women.

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  Unwed Mother Abandons Newborn Baby Outside Himachal CM's Residence, Caught Within Hours: Police

  A young unmarried woman abandoned her newborn baby near Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's official residence ''Oakover'' but was caught within hours, the police said.

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  9,000 Died In Irish Homes For "Illegitimate" Infants: Report

  Some 9,000 children died in Ireland's "mother and baby homes", where unmarried mothers were routinely separated from their infant offspring, according to an official report published Tuesday.

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  Indian Woman Inherits Son's Legacy In UAE 8 Years After His Death: Report

  A 78-year-old Indian woman has inherited her unmarried son's legacy in the UAE eight years after his death, leaving her overwhelmed, according to a media report.

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  Unmarried Mothers Prime Targets For Baby Traffickers In Bengal

  As the West Bengal CID investigates the baby selling racket in the state in which babies were transported in biscuit cartons, there have been arrests in two more districts including West Midnapore and Burdwan. The state is now looking to plug loopholes as more and more cases of baby selling are identified. A pattern has emerged in the investigation...

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  Babies, Smuggled In Biscuit Cartons, Were Sold For 3 Years In West Bengal

  Babies, some just 24 hours old, were bundled into biscuit cartons, allegedly by the staff at a nursing home in West Bengal and sent by road to a government hospital where they were sold, the police say.

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  When Is Single's Day? Depends On Whom You Ask

  Several times a year, there are days to celebrate the special relationships in our lives: Valentine's Day. Mother's Day. Father's Day. Grandparents' Day. So when's the time to celebrate singles?

• Dublin Announces Full Probe Into Catholic Baby Homes

  The Irish government yesterday said it would launch a full-scale investigation into controversial Catholic homes for unmarried mothers, following reports that up to 800 infants died in one such institution over a 35-year period.

• Irish Examining Possibility of Other Mass Baby Graves

  Irish officials will investigate if the mass grave for almost 800 babies discovered near a home for unmarried mothers run by nuns is an isolated case, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said on Thursday.

• 800 'Forgotten' Babies Buried in Mass Grave at Irish Catholic Home

  Almost 800 babies and children were buried in a mass grave in Ireland near a home for unmarried mothers run by nuns, new research showed, throwing more light on the Irish Catholic Church's troubled past.

• Chinese city's plan to fine unmarried mothers sparks criticism

  A Chinese city plan's to fine mothers who have a child out of wedlock has sparked criticism that the policy is discriminatory and could lead to an increase in abandoned babies.

• Australia hospitals apologize for forced adoptions

  Roman Catholic hospitals in Australia apologized on Monday for forcing unmarried mothers to give up babies for adoption decades ago and urged state governments to accept financial responsibility for the once-widespread practice.