Posts by Aaron Gbewonyo
同性伴侣，代孕，及孩子的公民身份
在美国同性婚姻合法化之前，Elad和Andrew Dvash-Banks不得不在加拿大结婚。这对伴侣中，一位是美国公民，另一位是拥有美国绿卡的以色列公民，他们通过代孕母亲，在加拿大生育了一对双胞胎。这对同性夫妇通过《移民与国籍法》(Immigration and Nationality Act)为他们的双胞胎宝宝申请获得美国公民的身份。该法案规定，如果双亲中，有一名是美国国籍，那么新生儿将自动具有美国国籍。但是，美国国务院却把这法案理解为，只有与美国公民有血缘关系的孩子才能获得公民身份。结果，与美国公民有血缘关系的孩子获得了公民身份，而与美国绿卡持有者、以色列公民有血缘关系的孩子则失去了获得美国公民身份的权利。
Read MoreSame Sex Couples, Surrogacy, and the Children’s Citizenship
The happy couple Elad and Andrew Dvash-Banks had to marry in Canada before the United States legalized same-sex marriage. The spouses, one an American citizen and the other an Israeli citizen with a green card, had twins through a surrogate mother where both children were born in Canada. The couple requested American citizenship for both…
Read MoreSurrogacy and Paid Family Leave
In New Delhi, India, female employees of the federal government can now apply for paid family leave if they have a child through surrogacy. The new decision from the personnel ministry came when a mother had twins through the assisted family planning process, yet was denied paid family leave because she was not the biological…
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