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Surrogate-born children are commissioned for and by couples commissioning them. The process involves the intentional creation of a person using third parties and often involves numerous professionals from across disciplines and offices. Their collective actions therefore require additional responsibilities from the very planning stages of the process taking account of the lifelong welfare of the person so created. The availability of and interest in genetic testing for health and family history reasons have led to increasing numbers of individuals using these services. The consequences include adults who were previously unaware of disparities in their family history are now finding out there are significant anomalies in their makeup. This chapter addresses good practices and malpractices and highlights areas of concern for the welfare of the child.

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van den Akker, O.B.A. (2017). Individuals Born from Surrogate Mothers. In: Surrogate Motherhood Families. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60453-4_7

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