In India alone, the surrogacy industry is valued at over 450 million USD per year. But the practice is increasingly outsourced to countries like India, Ukraine, Thailand and Mexico. Since the 1970s, over 25,000 babies have been born in the USA via surrogacy. When she gives birth nine months later, she surrenders the child to the commissioning parents - and almost always in exchange for money. Surrogacy - or ‘contract pregnancy’ - involves a woman being either inseminated or having an embryo implanted in her uterus. Well, if you asked me, I ‘d answer rather differently - they are all participating in reproductive prostitution and child trafficking. And these stories are invariably accompanied by photos of the couples holding their babies and beaming with joy. What do Elton John, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ricky Martin and Nicole Kidman have in common? The answer - happily reported by celebrity site Glamour Magazine - is that all had babies with the help of surrogate mothers.
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