While not an issue that has garnered media attention in the past few years, the topic of surrogate motherhood is one that has still left society and the legal system divided over establishing the correct solution. ... Whitehead then refused to return the baby, and a legal battle ensued. ... This case, having earned the attention of the legal and legislative systems, showed possible implications that could result from contractual surrogacy. ... It is also expected that she relinquish all parental rights and ties to the child once it has been born, making the couple the sole legal parents of ...

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