surrogacy
Spain Is Outraged Because a 68-Year-Old TV Star Had a Surrogate Baby With Son’s Sperm
Ana Obregón used her late son’s sperm to have a grandchild, sparking a huge debate around surrogacy and medical ethics.
‘Rent My Womb’: Women Are Desperate to Become Surrogates in Mexico
A surging number of Mexican women are signing up to become surrogates for Americans and Europeans who want babies.
It Will Soon Be Illegal to Get Paid as a Surrogate Mother in India
The proposed bill says surrogacy will only involve Indian couples, and will be done by a ‘close relative’, with no money involved.
Singapore Is Threatening to Ban LGBTIQ Citizens From Adopting Children
The government is considering changing its laws after a gay father won the right to adopt his biological son last year.
Anti-Choice Congressman Reportedly Offered Aide $5 Million to Carry His Child
Ultra-conservative Rep. Trent Franks, who obsessively attacks women's right to choose, reportedly asked female staffers if they'd act as surrogates for him—and they worried he wanted to impregnate them through sex.
How Rep. Franks tried to use an explainer to convince a staffer she was in love with him, explained
What did Rep. Trent Franks do? He had to resign after allegedly asking several staffers to be a surrogate for his baby and tried to convince one woman they were in love by having her read an article about how to know you're in love. The GOP, led by...
How LGBTQ Americans are Reshaping the Fight for Assisted Reproduction
We're here, we're queer, and we want access to in vitro fertilization and surrogate pregnancies.
Americans Can Now Buy Breast Milk from Cambodian Women Paid Less Than $10 a Day
Ambrosia Labs claims to be the first company to export human breast milk to the US. Its founders say their business model is beneficial to mothers in Cambodia, but advocates fear they're exploiting vulnerable women.
I'm Trying to Get Pregnant with a Stranger's Sperm and It's Going Horribly
Unlike our friends who stop refilling their birth control and get pregnant, for us "trying" does not involve regular romps. Rather, it requires countless doctors' appointments, thousands of dollars of out-of-pocket fees, and mind-numbing bureaucracy.
An Abortion, a Custody Fight, a Legal Storm: Inside a Surrogacy Gone Haywire
Melissa Cook, a surrogate, is pregnant with triplets. Their intended father and sperm donor wanted her to get an abortion. She refused now and she wants custody. Cook has filed a federal lawsuit that could change surrogacy laws for better or worse.
Mexico's Booming Business of Producing Babies for Foreigners Is About To Go Bust
International surrogacy agencies flocked the southern state of Tabasco after it became more difficult to operate in India in 2012. Now changes in the law restricting the practice to heterosexual Mexicans mean they are looking for another base again.
How Commercial Surrogacy Became a Massive International Business
In 2015, India, Nepal, Thailand, and Mexico—nearly all the major markets for commercial surrogacy—banned the practice for foreigners. But the global demand isn't going anywhere.