Surrogacy case opens can of worms

Friday, July 15, 2016

Gofhamodimo Sithole and Lekoko Baatweng with their lawyers at Court of Appeal.PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

Divorced Batswana couple in a court battle over a frozen embryo may find themselves dealing with more than they bargained for if the matter reaches the South African courts.

According to the court papers, one complexity is that the divorced couple, Gofamodimo Sithole and Lekoko Baatweng may have infringed on South African laws when they agreed to surrogacy and its unfinished process.

This is because the Court of Appeal yesterday said they did not have any jurisdiction over the frozen embryo and any other agreements that had been made and suggesting that maybe the matter was better placed in South Africa.

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Surrogacy case opens can of worms

Divorced Batswana couple in a court battle over a frozen embryo may find themselves dealing with more than they bargained for if the matter reaches the South African courts.

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