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Her Body, My Baby

Once the go-to place for surrogacy, India tightens control over its baby industry

The World

July 04, 2018

A new bill seeks to limit surrogacy to altruistic surrogates only, killing a business that injects $400 billion into the Indian economy every year.

Her Body, My Baby

In Ukraine, surrogacy is legal, but some ask if it's exploitation

The World

June 29, 2018

Since India, Thailand and Mexico shut down their commercial surrogacy industries, Ukraine has become the go-to spot for couples in the US and elsewhere. Some couples question agency practices there while lawyers, activists and feminists argue that surrogacy there exploits women.

Health

How far would you go to have a biological child?

The World

June 20, 2018

Surrogacy is a multimillion-dollar, global industry.

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