Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Japanese TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada are pictured during a press conference on April 11, 2007, after the Supreme Court repealed in March a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court finalized Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the 2003 births of the boys.(Kyodo)

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan - Files photos show TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada. The Supreme Court on March 23 repealed a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court's No. 2 petty bench finalizes Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the births of the boys, now aged 3.

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan - Files photos show TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada. The Supreme Court on March 23 repealed a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court's No. 2 petty bench finalizes Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the births of the boys, now aged 3. (Kyodo)