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Celebrity Scandal Inspires Reflection on Surrogacy in China

A gossipy breakup scandal became an internet-wide debate about the morality of surrogacy after it was revealed that a former celebrity couple secretly begat children through surrogacy in the United States. Producer Zhang Heng...

Human Embryo Clinic Raided in Beijing

Beijing law enforcement officials on Monday shut down a clinic for illegally conducting in-vitro fertilisation and surrogacy services, according to the South China Morning Post: An official investigation into the illegal clinic...

Chinese Couples Seek American Surrogate Mothers

Stories of Chinese mothers travelling to the U.S. to give birth have become familiar. Global Times’ Xuyang Jingjing, though, describes a growing trend of Chinese couples seeking American surrogate mothers. The...

Forced Abortions Shake up China Wombs-for-Rent Industry

Officials are cracking down on paid surrogate mothers. From James Pomfret for Reuters: In the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, three young surrogate first-time mothers were discovered by authorities hiding in a communal flat....

‘Womb Brokers’ Rise to Meet Demand

As the Chinese government quashes rumors about a relaxation of its one-child policy, “entrepreneurs are cashing in on commercial surrogacy,” reports Mary-Anne Toy for The Age: China’s new “womb...

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