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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – An Australian woman charged with
providing commercial surrogacy services in Cambodia told a court
Monday she has "lost everything" since her arrest eight months
ago and is suffering from cancer.
Cambodia banned commercial surrogacy last year after becoming a
popular destination for would-be parents seeking women to give
birth to their children.
Tammy Davis-Charles, who was arrested in November, has said in
previous court appearances that she launched her business in
Cambodia only after consulting three local lawyers who assured
her the clinic was legal. The surrogates were paid $10,000 for
each pregnancy, she has said.
On Monday, Davis-Charles said she has cancer in her left eye and
wants to be reunited with her family in Australia, including her
5-year-old twin sons.
"I have lost everything," she said.
The judge adjourned the case until Aug. 3.
Developing countries are popular for surrogacy because costs are
much lower than in nations such as the United States and
Australia, where surrogate services are around $150,000. The
surrogacy business boomed in Cambodia after it was put under
tight restrictions in neighboring Thailand. There also were
crackdowns in India and Nepal.
After Cambodia's crackdown, the trade has shifted to neighboring
Laos.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/17/australian-in-cambodia- surrogacy-case-lost-everything.html
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