Surrogate mother wins access to her biological son in landmark case - after gay couple said it was 'homophobic' for her to be involved in their 'motherless family' with 'no vacancy' for a woman

I don't understand why this is even permitted in the UK? Men can't have babies so a male couple can apply to adopt- with all the safeguards in place - or do without. As lots of other couples have to. I've recently seen so many of these cases where supremely entitled, self confident men just seem to do as they want. And the women are treated so badly. Most recently I saw one on X with the men holding up a sign describing her as the "oven". And where is the interests of the child in all this?

I've got an image of "look who's talking" and the offended baby saying "oy that's my mum you're talking about" 😆

This. She has a lot to explain to that poor child. As do those vile men.

I'm imagining an ideologically captured social work team with a fear of appearing homophobic. Pathetic.

All about the purchasers' wants, rather than the best interests of the child. Thankfully the courts came to the right conclusion, though it's shameful the local authority supported the purchasers application to make a step parent adoption and remove the mothers PR. They wouldn't do that in an adoption case, so why didn't they apply the same criteria of putting the child first to this family?

I’m relieved by the judgement but concerned that this is further ammunition for those wanting the parental rights of surrogate mothers to be removed pre-birth. Astounded that the intended parents were supported by their local council. Why?!

I really struggle to comprehend Why the mother agreed to carry and birth a baby with her own egg to give him to two men who weren't even her close friends. Madness. Why do women work against our own interests in the interests of men so often? Rhetorical question, I know the answer.

Thank fuck for that. What a pair of vile arseholes.

Good thing the child didn’t turn out to be a girl, then; they got lucky I suppose, since sex selection is supposed to be illegal in the UK. 😉

I wouldn't say surrogate if she's the biological mother.