A court has ruled that the twin sister of little baby Gammy, the boy at the centre of an international surrogacy scandal, should remain with her Australian biological parents.
Baby Gammy and his twin sister Pipah were born in Thailand in December 2013 to surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua, using Bunbury man David Farnell’s sperm and donor eggs, after Mr Farnell and his wife Wendy were unable to conceive a baby.
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Pipah was brought to Australia in 2014 while Gammy, who was born with Down syndrome, was left in Thailand.
Ms Chanbua sought orders from Western Australia’s Family Court to have Pipah returned however, in a judgement released today, Chief Judge Stephen Thackray said he had decided she should continue to live with the Farnells.
The case caused a furore when it was claimed the Farnells had abandoned Gammy in Thailand.
Mr Farnell, a convicted sex offender, defended the couple’s decision during the 2014 media storm.
“Parents want their children to be healthy,” he said at the time.
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