Surrog­acy is not explic­itly banned althou­gh offici­al guidel­ines prohib­it the practi­ceSINGAPORE: A gay Singaporean man has failed in a bid to formally adopt his biological son fathered via a surrogate in the United States at a cost of US$200,000. The couple travelled to the US where the doctor underwent procedures for in-vitro fertilisation and found a surrogate who agreed to carry his child for US$200,000. A son was born and as the biological father, the doctor — who has not been identified — was allowed to bring him back to Singapore to live with him. The doctor applied to formally adopt the boy in Singapore to “legitimise” their relationship and hopefully secure him Singapore citizenship but a court rejected his bid, according to a judgement released earlier this week. Surrogacy is not explicitly banned although official guidelines prohibit the practice in assisted reproduction centres, according to the Straits Times newspaper.

Source: The Express Tribune December 28, 2017 08:37 UTC