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Phillip Lühl’s mother, and grandmother to the twins knits in a family member’s home a few hours before the family is due to hear the ruling from the High Court of Namibia on whether the Lühl-Delgado family can be reunited, Johannesburg, South Africa. The twins, who were born through surrogacy in South Africa, have not been granted travel documents to enter Namibia, where their other father, Guillermo and older brother, Yona, anxiously await their arrival. Photograph: Chris de Beer-Procter
ADOPTION

Namibian court rejects couple’s appeal to bring their babies home

A same-sex couple’s struggle to have their children via surrogacy granted citizenship in Namibia, where marriage between men is not yet legal, is being stonewalled at every turn

  • Chris de Beer-Procter
9 min read
BIRTH CERTIFICATES

Obituary to knowledge: Namibia high court sets fire to justice

The court’s judgment not to allow a father to bring his children home is a travesty

  • Michael Smolinsky
5 min read
As the coronavirus spreads, governments and professionals are forced to ask a more fundamental question: “Is assisted reproduction an essential service?”
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE ASRM

Are surrogate and IVF babies ‘essential’ in a pandemic?

Now is the time to examine how reproductive health in South Africa is riddled by inequities based on race and class

  • Amrita Pande
6 min read