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The ultimate gift: NZ woman battles legal, Covid hurdles to carry baby for sister

Alanah Eriksen
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Live news managing editor·NZ Herald·
21 mins to read

A Raglan woman wanted to give her sister back in Ireland the ultimate gift - a baby. But first, the women had to overcome legal and Covid-19 hurdles in a case that challenged health authorities, Alanah Eriksen writes.

When Katie Richardson told her two children she was pregnant again, they asked, "Who's this baby for, Mummy?"

Raglan siblings Cooper and Eily know their seven-month-old cousin, Florence, back in Ireland is extra special as their mother carried her in her belly

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