Baby Gammy may be given Australian citizenship, government suggests

Campaigners also say infant with Down's syndrome 'abandoned' to Thai surrogate should have right to Australian healthcare

The Australian government has suggested that a child apparently abandoned to its surrogate mother in Thailand after being born with Down's syndrome may be given Australian citizenship.

The seven-month-old child, who is currently in hospital in Thailand for treatment of a life-threatening lung infection and will need further operations for a heart condition, has sparked a worldwide debate on the rules surrounding international surrogacy.

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