Thirteen Filipina women convicted in Cambodia for illegal surrogacy have returned home after receiving royal pardons from King Norodom Sihamoni. The women were arrested in 2018 after being recruited by an agency to act as surrogate mothers. Surrogacy is illegal in Cambodia since 2016, and violators face criminal charges.
Gianunsyo sa Department of Foreign Affairs Dominggo, Disyembre 29, nga makauli na sa nasod ang 13 ka mga Pinay nga nakonbikto sa Cambodia tungod sa illegal nga surrogacy human sa gitanyag nga royal pardon sa hari sa Cambodia nga si Norodom Sihamoni. Ang maong pardon, nga giluwatan niadtong Disyembre 26 human sa hangyo gikan sa Philippine Embassy ug sa pag-endorso sa gobyerno sa Cambodia.
Ang pito nga wala pa mamabdos gipapauli sa sayo pa samtang ang nahabilin nga 13 nga namabdos, gitanggong sa usa ka ospital sa Cambodia. Gipaubos sa trial ug nakonbikto ang mga Pinay ubos sa 2008 nga balaod sa Cambodia nga Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation tungod sa pag-apil sa usa ka surrogacy scheme. Ang surrogacy ilegal na sa Cambodia sukad 2016 ug ang mga paglapas giisip nga mga krimen.
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