In the U.S., the reported amount of money gestational carriers (aka:
surrogate mothers) receive for nine months of developing some other
couple's genetic material into a full-blown baby isn't exactly
life-changing. It's never enough to buy a house, pay for a college
degree, or even elevate one's standard of living.
But in
India, surrogate mothers make enough to actually change their lives,
according to one doctor who attends many, many surrogate births. A
payment of $13,000 and often more is an incredible amount.
So while we considered what affect Sarah Jessica Parker
would have on the rate and popularity of surrogate pregnancies in the
U.S., Dr. Anita Soni, obstetrician in India at one of Mumbai's top
hospitals, was attending a gestational carrier's birth every 48 hours.
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