A Cambodian court has sentenced 13 pregnant Filipino women to four years in jail for acting as surrogate mothers. The women were among 24 foreign women detained in September in Kandal province and charged with attempted cross-border human trafficking. The court ruled that the 13 women intended to have babies to sell to a third person for money, which constitutes human trafficking. Seven other Filipino and four Vietnamese women, who were not pregnant, have been deported from Cambodia.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A Cambodian court has sentenced 13 pregnant Filipino women to four years in jail for acting as surrogate mothers, in the latest crackdown on the outlawed practice.The 13 were among 24 foreign women detained by Cambodian police in Kandal province in September and charged with attempted cross-border human trafficking, according to a statement from the Kandal court.
Seven other Filipino and four Vietnamese women, who were not pregnant, have been deported from Cambodia, Chou Bun Eng, vice-chair of Cambodia's National Committee for Counter Trafficking, told AFP on Tuesday.In 2016, Cambodia issued a snap ban on commercial surrogacy after neighbouring Thailand pulled the plug on the trade the previous year -- putting an abrupt end to a thriving industry for hopeful parents, many from Australia and the United States.
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