Having heard the State’s closing submissions, this afternoon saw a rebuttal from Gerard Durcan SC, whose argument was based on the impractical nature of the law as it stands on issues relating to surrogacy; he also challenged the State’s interpretation of legislation which was earlier cited as being definitive proof that the legal mother of any child is defined by who gives birth to the child, not the genetic legacy of that child.
This fascinating case has now concluded and the judge, Mr. Justice Henry Abbott, is scheduled to give a verdict next month.
For more information on the case, have a slink over to our first post on the case and our second, which you can find here.
For a truly excellent summary of the case and the issues involved, why not mooch over to the Human Rights in Ireland website, where guest poster, Phd student Andrea Mulligan, currently studying at the prestigious Law School at Trinity College, Dublin, writes a very accessible and thought-provoking piece.
It is this simple- there is only One Mother- the woman who creates, nurtures her creation for 9 months and gives birth.
Of course once born through the waters- admiralty law- the creation becomes a possession of the system.