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Help gay couple Peter and Laurent get their son, Samuel, back!

Help gay couple Peter and Laurent get their son, Samuel, back!

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 6 months ago
ENG: Belgian gay couple Peter and Laurent have a son, Samuel -age 2,5- who is trapped in an Ukranian orphanage. Laurent is Samuels biological father. The little boy was conceived through insemination with a Ukranian surrogate mother. "Because adoption in Belgium is so hard for gay couples, we chose a surrogate mother in Ukraine, where it's legal", says the couple. But becayse Belgium has no law considering surrogate mothers, the two dads are unable to bring their own child home.


NL: Het Belgische koppel Peter en Laurent heeft een zoontje Samuel van 2,5 jaar, dat vastzit in een Oekraïens weeshuis. Dat blijft zo tot een Belgische rechter de vaderschapsband eindelijk wil erkennen. Peter: “Adoptie kan in ons land maar bleek in de praktijk zo moeilijk, dat we voor een draagmoeder kozen uit Oekraïne, waar dat legaal is. Maar niemand had verwacht dat uitgerekend de Belgische autoriteiten zouden tegenwerken.” Samuel hoort bij Peter en Laurent!


FR: Deux hommes sans couffin. Samuel est bloqué en Ukraine depuis sa naissance. Ses parents, un couple homosexuel belge, Peter et Laurent, se battent depuis deux ans pour récupérer leur fils. Le problème: Samuel est né d'une mère porteuse, une pratique encouragée en Ukraine mais désapprouvée en Europe où l'on estime que le corps n'est pas commercialisable. En Belgique, aucune loi n'interdit explicitement les mères porteuses. Mais le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères refuse de reconnaître la filiation. Samuel sortira-t-il de l'orphelinat ukrainien où il est confiné? Devoir d'enquête a rencontré la famille de Samuel qui a naïvement cumulé les erreurs pour être parent à tout prix. L'équipe a également enquête en Ukraine où l'homosexualité est encore très taboue. Samuel leur appartient!



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8 Comments

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Els Karimi
15 years ago Featured

Thinking of you Peter and Laurent. Nobody should have to go thru this.

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Sofie Wong
15 years ago Featured

This is just heartbreaking. Let the little boy go home to his real dads.

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Tom Brooks
15 years ago Featured

Just bring him home already. The bureaucracy is insane.

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Marc Acosta
15 years ago Featured

FREE SAMUEL. Unbelievable that the government is doing this in 2015.

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Julie Stevens
15 years ago Featured

Poor kid needs to be with his parents. Hope this gets sorted out soon because its not fair at all.

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Kevin Wong
15 years ago Featured

Love for Samuel.

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Marge Meurrens
10 years ago

Will be great parents.

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julie lestabel
11 years ago

C'mon!

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