Surrogacy, child’s welfare and public policy in adoption applications: UKM v. Attorney-General

This case note discusses the Singapore High Court case of UKM, in which an order was granted toa gay man to adopt his biological son conceived through a gestational surrogacy arrangement in theUnited States. In particular, the High Court’s assessment of the welfare of the child and of publicpolicy,...

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Main Author:	TAN, Seow Hon
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Language:	English
Published:	Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
Subjects:	Asian Studies Law and Society
Online Access:	https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2931
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spelling	sg-smu-ink.sol_research-48892019-08-05T09:30:04Z Surrogacy, child’s welfare and public policy in adoption applications: UKM v. Attorney-General TAN, Seow Hon This case note discusses the Singapore High Court case of UKM, in which an order was granted toa gay man to adopt his biological son conceived through a gestational surrogacy arrangement in theUnited States. In particular, the High Court’s assessment of the welfare of the child and of publicpolicy, in light of two factors—the prohibition of male homosexual acts in section 377A of the PenalCode and the de facto curtailment of domestic surrogacy by Singapore’s restrictive rules relating tothe use of assisted reproduction technology services—will be examined. 2019-05-01T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2931 Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Asian Studies Law and Society
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description	This case note discusses the Singapore High Court case of UKM, in which an order was granted toa gay man to adopt his biological son conceived through a gestational surrogacy arrangement in theUnited States. In particular, the High Court’s assessment of the welfare of the child and of publicpolicy, in light of two factors—the prohibition of male homosexual acts in section 377A of the PenalCode and the de facto curtailment of domestic surrogacy by Singapore’s restrictive rules relating tothe use of assisted reproduction technology services—will be examined.
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title	Surrogacy, child’s welfare and public policy in adoption applications: UKM v. Attorney-General
title_short	Surrogacy, child’s welfare and public policy in adoption applications: UKM v. Attorney-General
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Surrogacy, child’s welfare and public policy in adoption applications: UKM v. Attorney-General

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