Surrogacy has grown into a lucrative global marketplace, with contracts, clinics, and agencies moving billions of dollars ...

Before the war started, both Russia and Ukraine were considered international surrogacy hubs. Georgia has since become the country where parents go looking for surrogates abroad. In the US, surrogacy ...

Many would-be parents going through fertility treatments get stressed by comparing clinics, packages, and legal rules. Data from major U.S. registries shows that international couples using a ...

Earlier this year, I was invited to discuss gestational surrogacy with dozens of the heads of women’s rights organizations looking to shape global policy. I was startled to discover I was the only ...

The booming fertility industry is largely unregulated, leaving the women giving birth with few financial or legal protections ...

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Editor's Note: This story has been updated. Pope Francis’ recent call to ban surrogacy caught many by surprise, particularly due to its vehemence. “I deem deplorable the practice of so-called ...

Earlier this week, Pope Francis called for a worldwide ban on surrogacy, claiming that the practice, which helps individuals and couples have children, exploits the women who carry them. "I deem ...