Ukraine: a new surrogacy hotspot
An increasingly number of desperate couples are descending on Ukraine. With several Asian countries having outlawed commercial surrogacy, more and more desperate couples are descending...
‘Father of 15’ testifies at surrogacy trial
A Japanese man believed to have fathered 15 surrogate children has testified in a Thai court. Mitsutoki Shigeta A Japanese man believed to have fathered...
Chinese black-market surrogacy is booming
Village women cash inFueled by high demand and high rewards, black-market surrogacy is booming in China, The Times (London) reports. Its source is The Paper,...
Bioethics on Capitol Hill: a $5 million surrogacy?
A bad hair day for pro-life politicians in Congress One of the quirkier stories bobbing in the flood of “inappropriate behaviour” in media HQs, Hollywood...
India outlawed commercial surrogacy – clinics are finding loopholes
What impact are bans on commercial surrogacy having on women? Would you pay someone US$150,000 to have your baby? The high cost of surrogacy in...
Russian surrogacy, controversial and unregulated
Nationwide there are around 100 surrogacy centres, including 40 in MoscowA Russian senator has proposed a ban on both commercial and altruistic surrogacy. Anton Belyakov,...
Calls for commercial surrogacy in Australia as children get ‘stranded’
An Australian couple has discovered they will not be recognised as the parents of their children. An Australian couple living in the US has discovering...
Let’s make surrogacy professional
Two New Zealand academics want the government to regulate the marketSome surrogate mothers in California / Surrogate Alternatives Two New Zealand academics have proposed a...
Commercial surrogacy still thriving in India
Even if the government has banned overseas clientsSome of the 47 women in a Hyderabad clinic / NDTV Efforts to ban commercial surrogacy in India...
Australian surrogacy broker jailed in Cambodia
An Australian nurse has been found guilty by a Cambodian Court of running an illegal surrogacy business. 49-year-old Australian nurse Tammy Davis-Charles has been found...
The Economist backs surrogacy
But neglects an ethical analysisThe world’s most influential news magazine has given commercial surrogacy full-throated support. Under the headline “Carrying a child for someone else should...
UK Gay dads go into international surrogacy business
Illegal in Britain, but not in the USBritain’s most famous gay dads are at the centre of a controversy over their surrogate mother business. Tony...