Woman named guardian of twins born by surrogacy

A woman has expressed her delight after securing legal rights over twins born through a surrogate in India.

Woman named guardian of twins born by surrogacy
Tue, 21 Feb, 2017 - 00:00
Gordon Deegan

Outside the Family Law Court in Ennis, Co Clare, the woman in her 50s said “today is a very good day” after Judge Patrick Durcan made her a legal guardian of her three-and-a-half-year-old twins.

She called on Government to introduce laws to regulate surrogacy in Ireland.

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