Surrogacy

Surrogacy is an arrangement where a woman carries and delivers a child for another person or couple. It involves a legal agreement and is often used by individuals or couples who cannot conceive children on their own.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to a high-profile child abuse case involving a Chinese couple in the US and ongoing debates about its ethics and regulation in China.

Latest on Surrogacy

• US seeks US$100 million bail each for Chinese-born couple in surrogacy child abuse case
• Wealthy Chinese parents turn to US surrogacy for American-born children
• Why is surrogacy in China proving so difficult to ban despite the crackdown?
• Opinion: What STAT readers think about M.D. vs. D.O., AI in medicine, surrogacy, and more
• Opinion: 8 steps to making surrogacy more ethical for everyone involved
• German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy

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