Surrogate
pregnancies are illegal in China, but many women have been finding ways around
the ban. There’s a whole new market for surrogacy clinics, and it’s
thriving thanks to online resources.
For one million yuan, you can get a
baby boy of your own, or at least that’s what’s being advertised by China’s
booming surrogacy clinics and agencies for childless families.
There’s a huge demand, with more than 20 people
making inquiries every day. The Baby Plan Agency helps its clients buy
eggs, implants embryos and offers follow-up treatment. They link up
couples desperate for children with women desperate for money.
The surrogate mothers bear most of the risks.
These women are strictly confined to a three-bedroom flat due to the illegality
of surrogacy.
A recent relaxation of the one-child policy and
rising infertility have resulted in a surge in demand. There’s a debate
now on whether the law should be more flexible.
“There are always some infertile patients who
need surrogacy to have a child,” Liu Ping of Peking University’s 3rd Hospital
said. “They should have the chance. Otherwise it its a great pity for them.”
Ping also said the ban on surrogacy in
hospitals is driving people into the murky world of online brokers.
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by Jie Bai
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