Couple urged surrogate to abort fetus due to defect

Couple urged surrogate to abort fetus due to defect: When a British Columbia couple discovered that the fetus their surrogate mother was carrying was likely to be born with Down syndrome, they wanted an abortion. The surrogate, however, was determined to take the pregnancy to term, sparking a disagreement that has raised thorny questions about the increasingly common arrangements.

Editor: "Their" surrogate mother?