Surrogacy reforms should take the stress out of a legal arrangement

May 10, 2026 — 5:45am

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Today we celebrate Mother’s Day with gifts, cards and family gatherings but some among us face difficulties becoming mothers – and some of them decide to turn to surrogacy.

For some it is a positive experience – for others it is fraught with cost and difficulty.

Our Sunday Life story by Courtney Thompson about two friends from childhood who agreed to walk the path of surrogacy together is both heartwarming and an illustration of the difficulties to be faced.

Former business director Lucy Koops had endured more than 10 uterine operations, multiple IVF treatments, seven angel babies (including one stillborn), deep depression, financial hardship and, ultimately, the loss of her uterus before she and her husband accepted the offer from her life-long friend Ashleigh Raper to........

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