surrogacy

A woman walking towards a lake

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

Her Body, My Baby

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.

Shabnam, a surrogate mother, has an ultrasound at Patel's clinic in Anand, in the western Indian state of Gujarat on March 4, 2009.

The global rent-a-womb industry is starting to crumble

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