Thai couple vows to ‘never abandon’ surrogate twin

The Thai surrogate mother of a baby born with Down syndrome vowed to "never abandon" him as the Australian parents, who reportedly refused to care for the child, claimed they did not know of his existence and were only told by the surrogacy agency about his twin sister.

Australia’s government said it is considering intervening in the case of the sick baby left behind with his Thai surrogate mother.

Pattaramon Chanbua, a 21-year-old food vendor in Thailand’s seaside town of Sri Racha, is taking care of her 7-month-old surrogate baby, named Gammy, who also has a congenital heart condition. The parents, who have not been identified, took Gammy’s healthy twin sister back to their home in Western Australia state.