A row has erupted over a couple's attempt to force a surrogate mother to abort their baby - after discovering the child was likely to have Down's Syndrome.
The Canadian couple insisted they wanted to pull out of the surrogacy deal rather than raise the baby.
But the surrogate insisted she wanted to carry the baby to term.
The dispute has raised serious question marks over the legal standing of the increasingly common arrangements.
The surrogate reluctantly agreed to the abortion because under the terms of the deal, the couple would have been absolved of any responsibility of bringing up the child if she gave birth without their blessing.
As she already had two children of her own, she relented because of her family obligations.
