A dramatic development in the case of child trafficking from a fertility clinic in Chania, when couples from abroad arrived in Crete to find out if the children born by surrogate mothers were their own.
The couples sought help from a 73-year-old obstetrician who has been taken into custody and is believed to be a gang leader.
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Couples searching for their children have asked the prosecutor to assist in their desperate search, and DNA tests will be conducted on the prosecutor’s order, local media reported. They want to know if the parents of the children who were recently born by surrogate mothers in the hospital of Chania are the parents.
According to the state broadcaster ERT, these couples have information about surrogate mothers who are carrying their children. At this stage, at least one case has reportedly been given the green light to proceed with DNA testing of the parents. Another pair is expected to undergo a DNA test by the end of the week. The couple claim they are the biological parents of the twins, who were born on Monday in a Chania hospital to a surrogate mother of Georgian origin.
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It should be noted that at present there are 4 newborns in the neonatal department of the Chania hospital, who were born from surrogate mothers of Georgian origin. These women worked with an assisted reproduction center that is being investigated by the authorities for child trafficking. In the near future, the birth of another child associated with this center is expected.
At the same time, the police are investigating the number of eggs taken from women who came to the center to have a baby. The police are trying to find out if an egg trading network is hiding behind the assisted reproduction center.
The assisted reproduction clinic in Chania is at the center of a wider investigation regarding illegal adoption and birth of children, as well as trafficking in surrogate mothers.
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