[Benjamin]

The Australian couple accused of abandoning a baby born with Down's syndrome to a Thai surrogate mother say they wanted to take him home.

David and Wendy Farnell, speaking publicly for the first time, insisted the Thai mother would not hand over Gammy, the seven-month-old baby boy.

They did take his twin sister. They say they will fight to get Gammy back.

The surrogate mother says the couple deliberately left Gammy behind because of his disabilities.

The couple, which denies this, had earlier told Australian media they did not know of his existence, and that Pattharamon Chanbua, 21, was lying.

In an exclusive interview on Australia's Channel Nine on Sunday, David Farnell said: "We did not abandon our son.

"The surrogate mother - it is her choice if she wants to give you the baby or not give you the baby. Although you have a surrogacy agreement, it really doesn't mean anything. It is her decision, and our surrogate mother said that she wanted to keep the baby boy."

David Farnell was also rigorously questioned during the TV interview about his criminal past, and he insisted he was no longer a danger to young girls, says the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney.

Farnell was jailed in the 1990s for a series of offences against children.

Officials say they have now managed to reach the couple, but have no major concerns at present.

Ms Chanbua said the couple had asked her to have an abortion when she was told of the child's condition four months after becoming pregnant.

She said she refused, as it was against her Buddhist beliefs. Abortion on the grounds of foetal impairment is illegal in Thailand.

Besides Down's syndrome, Gammy has a congenital heart condition and a lung infection.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28732511

[Cherie]

I do believe in Karma and down the road this decision will come back to haunt the selfish bastards and rightly so. Oops just read Bens post, I wonder if they had a change of heart, why would the surrogate not hand over the child, I assume she was paid.

[Kizzy]

'David Farnell was also rigorously questioned during the TV interview about his criminal past, and he insisted he was no longer a danger to young girls, says the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney.'

'Farnell was jailed in the 1990s for a series of offences against children.'

My good god... :/

[anne666]

Gammy's surrogate mother will not allow David and Wendy Farnell to take her baby boy

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/gammys-s...#ixzz3AStlvozn

They have changed their story since the OP.

The sixty minutes interview with the Australian couple broadcast on Sunday.

http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/videoindex.aspx

From the interview
http://www.theage.com.au/world/david...10-102kpn.html

He also said in the interview he was relieved when the surrogate said she would keep the baby boy, that this may work.

This is the third version of their story.

The first. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-Thailand.html

The second

http://www.smh.com.au/national/gammy...05-100ngq.html


The baby does not have "life threatening heart disease"

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asi...heart-disease-



Baby Gammy: WA Health Minister Kim Hames apologises for 'inappropriate' comments about father David Farnell


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-1...mments/5663814

Something stinks here and there are two innocent children in the middle of it all.

[anne666]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

'David Farnell was also rigorously questioned during the TV interview about his criminal past, and he insisted he was no longer a danger to young girls, says the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney.'

'Farnell was jailed in the 1990s for a series of offences against children.'

My good god... :/

Varying numbers of offences quoted 22 being the highest and the youngest little girl was 5 yrs old.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...de-agency.html

[arista]

Thats shocking that he can have a kid

[anne666]

Originally Posted by arista

Thats shocking that he can have a kid

He could have used a surrogate in Western Australia without any criminal record searches. They have woken up and are currently "reviewing" this disgraceful situation.

[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Jake.

Any baby is a good baby no matter what the disability.. Just needs to go to a home with actual caring parents,

This is a very sad situation but it was also a business deal which stated healthy babies for large amounts of money ie hundreds of thousands of dollars.

So the couple spending this money would not be looking to adopt a disabled or partially abled baby.



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[anne666]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

This is a very sad situation but it was also a business deal which stated healthy babies for large amounts of money ie hundreds of thousands of dollars.

So the couple spending this money would not be looking to adopt a disabled or partially abled baby.



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BIB. Where does it state that in any surrogacy agreement and the sum charged was 16,000 dollars not hundreds of thousands, which they still haven't fully paid. This isn't adoption in the traditional sense, the woman was carrying his own babies and that attitude stinks. He wanted everything his own way, it was too late to abort the downs baby, not that the surrogate would have and that is exactly what's caused this mess now. Did they even check what her stance was on abortion, no.

[Mystic Mock]

What awful Human Beings, and why the **** was someone with a past history of sexual assault against children allowed to adopt?

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Mockinator

What awful Human Beings, and why the **** was someone with a past history of sexual assault against children allowed to adopt?

Maybe its due to being Down Under