1. The twins were 100% the offspring of the Australian couple.
2. Thai surrogacy laws failed to protect the interests of both the children and the surrogate mother ahead of the couple.
3. The surrogate mother refused to have an abortion, due to her Buddhist beliefs, once it was established that one of the twins was Down's.
4. The Australian couple are not infertile as the egg and sperm came from them, so either the woman is unable to carry a foetus to term, or far less likely, but possible is that she'd rather have someone else do it for her.
5. The couple failed in their duty to research all potential, but foreseeable, outcomes.
Also have to question what kind of parents the couple will be to the seemingly healthy twin, given that their actions have shown them to be irresponsible and callous towards the child they rejected and his surrogate mother.
Unnatural conception, goes against the order of nature, something we shouldn't be interfering in.
Paying a woman to carry a foetus to term in a third world country, by people from first world countries, reduces the value of our children to the level of 'property rights' for the parents. Human beings are more than the sum of their parts and should be treated with respect and care whoever and whatever they are. We are all spiritual beings having a physical experience.
As Syp said,
"They are not pets at a Pet Store where you can pick and choose. If you want a pet, get a dog."
