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Ethics row as Indian mother gives birth to daughter's twins AHMEDABAD, India, Sunday (AFP) A 43-year-old Indian woman has given birth to her British-based daughter's twins in the western state of Gujarat, raising protests from some ethics groups. When Deepti Ben's daughter Reena, a British resident, failed to find anyone to become a surrogate mother to her children, she turned to her own mother. "When Reena was diagnosed, it was found even though she could not conceive because she did not have a uterus, her ovaries were normal," said Naina Patel, IVF practitioner, who delivered the twins in Anand, more than 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of here. "So, it was recommended that she have babies through IVF, but she was not able to find anyone in London to conceive. That's when her mother's name cropped up." Reena took the initiative after taking counselling with British group, Childlessness Overcome Through Surrogacy (COTS). Medical tests on Ben termed her fit to deliver her daughter's babies. She delivered the twins after one failed bid. Doctors said the twins and the surrogate mother were healthy after the delivery and have been discharged from the hospital. Some groups in London, however, have criticised the procedure, calling it unnatural and saying the children will suffer psychological problems. "This is simply not the way things are supposed to be," Josephine Quintavalle of the London-based Comment on Reproductive Ethics, told The Asian Age newspaper. "It will be very difficult for these children to come to terms with the situation." |
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