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Baby Ava : An Irish Surrogacy Story by Caroline and Niall O'Flaherty, with Antoinette Walker is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Baby Ava : An Irish Surrogacy Story about?

Baby Ava is the moving and insightful account of Caroline and Niall O'Flaherty's struggle to have a baby. Faced with infertility after Caroline's battle with cervical cancer, the couple begin to explore various options. However, with the usual pathways of IVF and adoption proving too problematic, all hope seems lost until Caroline happens to see a TV documentary about surrogacy in India. Buoyed by the possibility of a child, the pair contact the Akanksha Infertility clinic run by Der Nayna Patel and set about making arrangements to travel to India. This book details their remarkable journey through the surrogacy process, from Caroline and Niall's first trip to India, to the arrival of their beautiful daughter. Following Ava's birth, however, the O'Flaherty's meet a further obstacle; with no surrogacy legislation in place in Ireland, they cannot obtain an Irish passport for their child. Niall immediately embarks on a campaign to bring his family home, as Caroline adjusts to motherhood while stranded in a foreign land. The O'Flahertys'story is both poignant and powerful. Their personal exploration of this emotive issue provokes thought on the wider questions of morality and ethics su

Author

Caroline and Niall O'Flaherty, with Antoinette Walker

Publisher

Liberties; Liberties Press Limited

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781907593796

Subjects

Law, Family & Relationships, Gender Studies