A California couple who assembled a household of surrogate-born children was arrested Tuesday after prosecutors said nannies beat children as young as 2 months old inside what they called a “house of horrors,” while the parents watched on camera. Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, were taken into custody at their Arcadia mansion after […] The post Couple With 14 Surrogate Children Arrested After Horrific Child Abuse appeared first on LifeNews.com .
Cops have arrested a Chinese couple accused of farming 21 children at their castle-like California mansion. Officers swooped on the Arcadia address October 6 and detained Guojun Xuan, 65, and his partner Silvia Zhang, 38, on multiple charges.
A California couple who had at least 21 children through surrogacy have been charged with child abuse after authorities alleged that children living in their mansion were subjected to repeated beatings and harsh punishment. Guojun Xuan, 66 and Silvia Zhang, 39, are accused of recruiting surrogate mothers under false pretences before raising the children in […]
Altruistic surrogacy can avoid the extremes found in its commercial form, such as material exploitation and inhumane contract terms. However, the fundamental problem of surrogacy remains: a child is conceived in the interest of others; the biological mother is merely a means to an end.
In the Netherlands recently, a severely disabled child just under 2 years old was euthanized . Euthanasia is legal in that country: Originally, when the law was first passed in 2002, you had to be able to give consent to be euthanized, but since 2024 even those who cannot give co
Approximately 30,000 people gathered for the fifth National March for Life in Bratislava on September 20, calling for an end to abortion and surrogacy.
Pope Leo XIV's apostolic journey to France from September 25 to 28, 2026, focused on defending the dignity of every human life, challenging French lawmakers on assisted dying, abortion, and surrogacy, and emphasizing that no human life is disposable. During his visit, he engaged with the sick and disabled in Lourdes, delivered a speech at UNESCO warning about the impact of AI on human dignity, and celebrated a Mass in Paris attended by over 800,000 people, including altar servers with Down syndrome, highlighting his global voice for the vulnerable. The pope's visit sparked renewed debate over France's assisted-dying legislation, with his strong defense of life receiving widespread attention, including from President Emmanuel Macron, who attended Mass with him despite political opposition; Pope Leo also condemned euthanasia and abortion as threats to human dignity and called for medicine to reject programmed death, reinforcing his role as a prominent advocate for the disabled, elderly, unborn, and vulnerable in society.
The emotional and physical experience of natural childbirth with the commercial surrogacy process, highlighting the emotional distance surrogates must maintain from the children they bear and the complex identity issues surrogacy creates for the child. It also discusses the lack of federal regulation, the invasive nature of surrogacy contracts, and presents cases illustrating the legal and ethical challenges faced by surrogates and children in commercial surrogacy arrangements.
The United Kingdom will expand bereavement leave starting in April 2027 to include two weeks of unpaid leave for employees and their partners who suffer a miscarriage, undergo an abortion before 24 weeks, or lose an embryo during IVF transfer, including surrogacy cases. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children and other critics argue that equating abortion with miscarriage in bereavement leave policy is an insult and raises questions about the recognition of unborn human life and the normalization of abortion and surrogacy practices.
During his September 25-27 visit to France, Pope Leo XIV strongly defended human life, condemning abortion, surrogacy, and assisted dying, and urging protection for the vulnerable despite the new assisted-dying law that took effect in August. His remarks, including a call that 'what is legal is not necessarily moral,' were seen by pro-life advocates and the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation as encouragement to continue opposing the law and promoting the dignity of the sick, elderly, and disabled.
Two same-sex couples in the UK face losing their frozen embryos after sperm donors withdrew consent, as UK law allows donors to withdraw consent before embryo transfer, leading to embryos being discarded after a cooling-off period if consent is not restored. New Zealand has partially addressed this issue by limiting donor consent withdrawal to before embryo creation under certain guidelines, but gaps remain in the law regarding embryo storage, consent, and disposal, prompting calls for reforms to protect embryos and prioritize children's rights in assisted reproduction and surrogacy legislation.
Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy expressed that decisions about IVF, surrogacy, and vaccine schedules should be made by states rather than the federal government, emphasizing a reduction in federal oversight.
Grindr CEO George Arison is lobbying to expand access to IVF and surrogacy by advocating for fertility service costs to be fully tax-deductible, surrogacy coverage through insurance, and an infertility definition inclusive of homosexual couples. Grindr has supported these practices for years, including covering IVF and surrogacy costs in its employee benefits package since 2024, highlighting their importance to homosexuals seeking children.
Surrogates in the U.S. are paid between $45,000 and $75,000 to carry and birth children for others, which is close to the median individual income, but this compensation rarely ensures protection for the baby, surrogate, or transparency about complications.
Taiwan officials arrested a Chinese national and two Taiwanese individuals for operating an illegal surrogacy ring that sold 25 children to 22 men, all of whom were either single or involved in same-sex partnerships, using Thai surrogates who traveled from Malaysia to Taiwan to give birth. The surrogacy network allowed clients to pay extra to choose the sex of their baby, resulting in 84% of the newborns being boys, and the ring leaders have been charged with violating Taiwan's Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, which outlaws surrogacy.
The Alabama Supreme Court's 2024 IVF decision extended personhood to human embryos for the purpose of a 'Wrongful Death of a Minor' lawsuit, bringing IVF, surrogacy, and infertility issues to the forefront of national discussion. As political parties positioned themselves as 'pro-parent, pro-IVF,' many evangelicals began to reconsider their views on these topics, questioning the assumption that IVF is inherently pro-life because it creates life.
U.S. Army veteran Haotian Bai runs Patriot Conceptions, a surrogacy agency that facilitates wealthy Chinese couples having American-born babies, which has raised national security concerns due to the potential for these children to later access sensitive U.S.
Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech at the Elysée Palace in France, warning President Emmanuel Macron and French parliament to uphold the sanctity of life by denouncing surrogacy and assisted suicide. He emphasized that mutual respect and protection of every human life is a duty incumbent upon all, following a private meeting with Macron and in the presence of politicians, diplomats, civil authorities, and firemen who responded to the 2019 Notre-Dame fire.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Paris on September 25, 2026, and urged French leaders at the Élysée Palace to protect every human life, condemning assisted dying, abortion, and surrogacy while emphasizing the importance of welcoming life unconditionally and supporting the vulnerable. During his four-day apostolic journey to France, the pope also highlighted the Catholic Church's historical role in caring for the poor and underprivileged, and planned visits including a Mass in Paris, a prayer vigil at Stade de France, and a trip to the Marian shrine of Lourdes.
Haotian Bai, a U.S. Army veteran and founder of the California-based surrogacy company Patriot Conceptions, is under investigation by the Hoover Institution for allegedly misleading them about his business activities involving wealthy Chinese nationals.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Paris on September 25, 2026, and urged French leaders at the Élysée Palace to protect every human life, condemning assisted dying, abortion, and surrogacy while emphasizing the importance of welcoming life unconditionally and supporting the vulnerable. During his four-day apostolic journey, the pope also highlighted France's deep Christian roots, addressed secularization challenges, and planned visits including a Mass with nearly 600,000 attendees and a prayer vigil for young people at Stade de France.
Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency appeal from McKenna West, a surrogate who fled to Texas to give birth to a baby with a life-threatening heart defect after the biological parents requested an abortion. The California court recognized the biological parents, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, as the legal parents responsible for the child's medical care, a decision upheld by multiple courts including Texas and the U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case of an infant boy born in Texas after his surrogate mother, McKenna West, refused to terminate the pregnancy despite the biological parents' request due to the child's life-threatening condition.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the custody battle between McKenna West, a surrogate mother from Alaska, and California couple Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, who had a surrogacy contract requiring abortion if fetal abnormalities were detected.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case of Alaska surrogate McKenna West, who refused to abort the baby she was carrying after he was diagnosed with a serious heart defect and sought a say in his care, leaving a California ruling recognizing the intended parents as the legal parents intact.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case of surrogate mother McKenna West, who refused to have an abortion and sought custody of the child diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied surrogate McKenna West's emergency appeal to overturn a California court ruling that she has no legal or physical claim to the medically fragile baby boy she carried, who was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Despite West's efforts to secure custody and ensure the baby received life-saving care in Texas, the baby's genetic parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, retain legal rights and are currently suing West for damages, while courts have ordered that the baby must receive stabilizing and life-sustaining care.
The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a custody dispute involving a California couple and their surrogate, McKenna West, who refused to terminate a pregnancy despite a severe fetal heart defect diagnosis. The California court recognized Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar as the legal parents of the baby, who was born in Texas and underwent surgery, with the Supreme Court's decision leaving the parentage ruling intact amid ongoing medical care concerns.
The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a custody dispute involving California parents and a surrogate who refused their request for an abortion after the unborn child was diagnosed with a serious heart defect. The surrogate, McKenna West, delivered the child in Texas and sought conservatorship, while the biological parents sued for breach of the surrogacy agreement and were previously ruled legal parents by a California court.
