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A Surrogate Birth Every 48 Hours
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.
Demand from childless Westerners, especially in the U.K. where commercial surrogacy is illegal, has created a surrogacy baby boom in India.
Soni said she attends the births of around 15 surrogates every month. She has no problem with arrangement, which she describes as life-changing for both sides.
From the London Evening Standard:
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Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amwith all there baby born to surrogate mother every hour of the day i think it is a blessing.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amYou can
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