How surrogacy helped my sister and friends | Letters
Hazel Davis responds to a letter about the regulation and ethics of surrogacy I wish to respond to Lexi Ellingsworth’s letter ( Regulation cannot eliminate surrogacy risks, 23 July ). I gave birth to a baby for my friends in January. While the baby is living with its parents, my husband and I are the legal parents. We are waiting for our family court date in September to recognise the baby’s…
Hazel Davis responds to a letter about the regulation and ethics of surrogacy. She gave birth to a baby for her friends in January. Her husband and she are the legal parents, while the baby lives with its biological parents. They are waiting for their family court date in September to officially recognize the baby’s biological parents as legal parents.
Hazel's surrogacy journey began when her sister faced complications after giving birth to her first child. Another difficult birth followed, and doctors warned that it would be unsafe for her to carry any more children. Hazel became an aunt through surrogacy when her sister's friend carried her third child. Now, her niece is a resilient five-year-old, fully integrated into the family, with no evidence suggesting her origins affect her place within it.
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