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Surrogate mother calls
daughter's babies a miracle
03 February , 2004
Sify
London: The
46-year old Gujarati woman, who gave birth to her own
grandchildren, said she initially resisted the idea but
took the step after seeing her UK-based daughter and
son-in-law's desperation to have children.
Radha Patel, who
delivered twins two weeks ago, called them "a miracle"
that has brought much joy to her family.
She said she gave the
babies to her daughter after birth and told her "These
are your children. I wish you a long and happy life
together." "I have no regrets," she told The Daily
Mail.
The twins' birth is the
first of its kind within the Asian community and has
given rise to a controversy on the ethics of surrogacy.
Nuala Scarisbrick of
the charity Life said that it was wrong to have the
babies like this. "The grandmother will have carried the
babies inside her womb for nine months and will have
emotionally bonded with them. It is also likely to be
confusing for the babies," she said.
Lata Nagla, a
beautician in Ilford, Essex was unable to bear children
due to a rare genetic condition. She and her husband
Aakash, a shopworker, had unsuccessfully searched for an
Asian surrogate in the UK for four years.
"Aakash and I tried so
hard in England to find a surrogate mother in the Asian
community, but there is a stigma attached," she said. It
was her father-in-law who suggested her mother but Lata
was not sure initially that her mother would agree.
She admitted that she
had had doubts earlier, thinking it was against Hindu
beliefs. But her husband urged her to do it for the sake
of her daughter. She initially disguised her pregnancy,
however for the final three months she moved to a secret
address.
Meanwhile, Lata said
her mother had "made her dream come true" and that she
would never be able to "thank her enough."
"I am a bit scared
about returning to Britain. I hope that when people see
my lovely babies they will only compliment me," she
said.
The couple will remain
in India until they formally adopt the twins Neal and
his sister Nadine, as required under English law. The
couple insist they will tell their children how they
were born once they are teenagers.
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