article_snippet.sent: An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India were repeatedly told baby would be left stateless, new evidence shows.
article_snippet.sent: An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India were repeatedly told baby would be left stateless, new evidence shows (stock image) documents obtained the ABC reportedly show staff at the Australian High Commission in India and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade were aware
article_snippet.sent: An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India was from New South Wales, where it is illegal to enter into international surrogacy arrangements.
article_snippet.sent: Conversations between the Australian High Commission in New Delhi and Government officials in Canberra detail how An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India travelled to India in late 2012 and seeked citizenship for a baby girl but told consular staff
article_snippet.sent: An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India would be leaving a baby girl twin brother behind because An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India could not afford twin brother.
article_snippet.sent: An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India reportedly told staff
article_snippet.sent: An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India wanted a baby girl to 'complete An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India family'.
article_snippet.sent: An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India was told twin brother would be left stateless if An Australian couple who abandoned a boy born in a surrogacy deal in India followed through on plans to abandon twin brother, because India does not recognise surrogate children as citizens.
article_snippet.sent: If the parents do not apply for Australian citizenship for the child, the child will be stateless in India... our ability to provide assistance to a non Australian citizen is limited,' a DFAT email in December, 2012 said.
article_snippet.sent: Documents reportedly show staff at the Australian High Commission in India and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade were aware the couple was from New South Wales, where it is illegal to enter into international surrogacy arrangements . '
article_snippet.sent: If money was paid, any adoption would be deemed invalid under India's Hindu Adoption Act.
article_snippet.sent: The Indian case is similar to the recent baby Gammy case, who was born in Thailand to a surrogate mother and whose Australian parents only brought back his twin sister.