Twins can have different parents. How is that possible? A fertility expert explains

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:08:08 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/twins-can-have-different-parents-how-is-that-possible-a-fertility-expert-explains-290711>

"A Gold Coast woman has given birth to twins who aren’t genetically related to
each other, after becoming pregnant with a surrogate couple’s embryo and her
own biological baby at the same time.

This has produced one of the rarest outcomes in reproductive medicine, the
first in Australia and only the third reported worldwide.

Queensland law forbids twins being separated. So the case, ruled on by the
Children’s Court of Queensland, has forced the courts to confront a scenario
the state’s surrogacy laws were never written to accommodate."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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