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Aussie parents blocked from seeing their babies as newborns are DETAINED by Greek authorities over human tracking fears after being born to surrogates in Crete at Mediterranean Fertility Institute
Daily Mail UK ^ | August 23, 2023 | Max Aitchison

Posted on 08/30/2023 12:17:31 AM PDT by Morgana

A handful of Australian babies are being detained by Greek authorities after a fertility clinic was raided over claims of human trafficking and fraud.

Several distraught parents, whose babies were born through surrogates at the Mediterranean Fertility Institute in Crete, have been prevented from visiting and cuddling their newborns - let alone bringing them home.

Around eight babies – including a number of Australians – are being detained by the Greek government in a high-security section of a Crete hospital, according to The Australian.

Greek Police reportedly allege the clinic was a criminal organisation that exploited 169 foreign vulnerable women, forcing them to be egg donors or surrogates.

They also allegedly defrauded patients through sham embryo transfers and engaged in illegal adoptions.

The clinic's entire medical team have been arrested and imprisoned, accused of child trafficking.

The raid risks sparking a diplomatic incident, with the Australian Ambassador to Greece, Alison Duncan, calling it a 'grave situation' in several missives to the Greek government.

Ms Duncan noted her respect for the Greek legal process but urged the country's authorities to let the parents see their children.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: humantrafficking; prolife
"Greek Police reportedly allege the clinic was a criminal organisation that exploited 169 foreign vulnerable women, forcing them to be egg donors or surrogates."
1 posted on 08/30/2023 12:17:31 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Interesting. Had the babies been born in the US, they would be natural born US citizens.


2 posted on 08/30/2023 3:10:09 AM PDT by FarCenter
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To: Morgana
How do you house 150 pregnant women in here?

And now that Greek authorities have arrested all the clinic staff, who is taking care of the moms and infants?


3 posted on 08/30/2023 3:27:18 AM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: Morgana

The ‘moms’ enter Greece alone (or with a cuck) and then try to leave carrying a baby.

Seems reasonable to raise some eyebrows.


4 posted on 08/30/2023 4:00:49 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: BobL

No fire escape.


5 posted on 08/30/2023 5:44:58 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (e allowed )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“No fire escape”

Europe doesn’t have them NY City style - instead you step out on a balcony and wait for rescue.


6 posted on 08/30/2023 5:48:07 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: Morgana

All Cretans are liars?


7 posted on 09/03/2023 4:05:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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All hail the commander of His Majesty's Roman legions,
the brave and noble Marcus Vindictus,
who returns to Rome after winning a great victory over the Cretins at Sparta ...


8 posted on 09/03/2023 4:30:57 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times, it's enemy action.)
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