Manila, Dec 29, 2024 (AFP) - Cambodia pardons jailed surrogate Philippine mothers

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2024-12-29
Cambodia has pardoned and sent home 13 Philippine women who were jailed over a scheme to become surrogate mothers, an outlawed practice, the Philippine government said on Sunday. They were among 24 foreign women detained by Cambodian police in September and convicted and sentenced to four years in prison on December 2 for attempted cross-border human trafficking. The women "and three of their babies" were sent home to Manila early Sunday and take......
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