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Couple sues Ontario surrogate mother who refused to abort fetus

Woman says fetus had cleft lip and possible genetic abnormalities, but couple changed tack as it emerged birth defect was relatively minor

A Canadian couple is suing the surrogate mother who carried their son, two years after she refused their request to abort the fetus because of a cleft lip and possible genetic abnormalities.

The Ontario-based surrogate insisted that more tests be conducted and eventually the same-sex couple agreed to let the pregnancy continue, as specialists indicated he was a healthy child with a relatively minor birth defect.

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