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China Wants to Buy Your Baby
Commercial surrogacy is banned in China. So Chinese nationals are doing it here instead — and America's permissive surrogacy laws are making it easy.
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Birthright Citizenship and... Surrogacy?
What the Supreme Court's decision on birthright citizenship means for cross-border commercial surrogacy, China, and the welfare of women and children
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Closing the Surrogacy Loopholes No One Should Have Left Open: Protecting Children in the Surrogacy Era
WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 4, 2026 — At the Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC), we have long argued that surrogacy law in the United States contains serious gaps that leave women and children vulnerable to exploitation and harm. Today, those concerns are finally receiving attention at the federal level. Rep. Scott Perry has introduced two […] The post Closing the Surrogacy Loopholes No One Should Have Left Open: Protecting Children in the Surrogacy Era appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .
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Thanks to Gay Marriage, Recognizing Mothers and Fathers Is “Unconstitutional”
This is the worst “I told you so” ever. In the committee hearing for Washington State’s Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) which will legalize commercial surrogacy, award parental rights to any adult(s) who can acquire a child through reproductive technologies, and make parenthood gender neutral, the bill’s sponsor stated what traditional marriage supporters have known all along: “redefining marriage redefines parenthood.” Around minute 54 Senator Pedersen says, Then 6-7 years ago now, we anticipated a lot of what’s in UPA 2017 and made most of our act gender neutral. We were the first of a number of
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A Womb to Rent
As personhood advocates, shouldn’t we rejoice that more precious children have been born into the world? After all, every child is a gift from God. While this popular practice allows couples to fulfill their own desires for children, surrogacy must nonetheless be examined in light of its effects on the children born via surrogacy as well as on the surrogates themselves. Source
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Jessica Kern’s story | “We want to know who gave birth to us and what they are like.”
My name is Jessica Kern. I am a product of a traditional surrogacy. This is where a surrogate is hired to both donate her egg and carry the child to term… As a product of surrogacy I can tell you firsthand what we children of donor conception go through. Children of surrogacy, just like children of a traditional adoption, deal with all the traumas that go along with adoption. We want to know where we come from. We want to know who our biological mothers are. We want to know who gave birth to us and what they are like. We are curious about their family and other siblings we may have. I spent th
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Brian C.’s story | “I don’t care why my parents did this. It looks to me like I was bought and sold.”
My name is Brian and I am the son of a traditional surrogate, a biological father, and an adoptive mother. I think all of you here need to know how I feel about surrogacy. I have read a certain popular surrogacy board since I was 16 and I am almost 18 now. I was going to wait until I was 18 to open my mouth but I just can’t stand reading all of this stuff anymore. It was something in one TS’s post that really set me off. And it was not just her, it’s everybody attitude. “if you go into this feeling that this is “your” baby then you should not be a TS. This baby is NOT yours. It is your egg don
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New Surrogacy Guidelines Ignore Calls for Abolition
Leading fertility organizations including ASPIRE, ESHRE, ASRM, and IFFS have proposed global consensus guidelines on surrogacy at the ASPIRE Congress 2026, aiming to establish minimum standards for surrogacy practices worldwide. These guidelines have been criticized for ignoring the United Nations' call for the abolition of surrogacy due to exploitation risks, and for being developed without the input of surrogate mothers or independent human rights experts, raising concerns that they serve to preserve rather than dismantle the surrogacy industry.
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The Dark Side of Surrogacy: Loopholes, Predators, Fraud, & Systemic Failure
Coauthored with Stop Surrogacy Now UK The recent police raid on the home of Barrie Drewitt-Barlow in the UK—linked in reporting to a human trafficking investigation—has reignited scrutiny over the surrogacy industry and the legal structures surrounding it. According to reporting, Essex Police carried out coordinated searches as part of an investigation into allegations including […] The post The Dark Side of Surrogacy: Loopholes, Predators, Fraud, & Systemic Failure appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .
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Single-parent surrogacy: the dark conclusion of the Sexual Revolution
How have feminism, transgenderism, and the Sexual Revolution propelled the recent increase in single men applying to raise children via surrogacy? Holly Baines explores the issue Since single people were granted the same surrogacy rights as couples in 2019, the number of single men pursuing parenthood through surrogacy is steadily increasing. Between 2019 and 2025, ... The post Single-parent surrogacy: the dark conclusion of the Sexual Revolution appeared first on Christian Concern .
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Surrogacy Is Already Illegal
In 1984, a Virginia physician named H. Barry Jacobs announced a plan to broker human kidneys on the open market. Congress responded within months. The National Organ Transplant Act... The post Surrogacy Is Already Illegal appeared first on First Things .
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Woman born via surrogacy speaks out about trauma, injustice involved
Olivia Maurel, who went 30 years before knowing that she was separated from her biological mother at birth, has become an international advocate fighting for the … The post Woman born via surrogacy speaks out about trauma, injustice involved appeared first on CatholicVote org .
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Risks & Realities of Surrogacy: An Anti Perspective with Kallie Fell: The Birth Lounge Podcast
Kallie Fell discussed concerns about surrogacy on The Birth Lounge Podcast, highlighting issues such as exploitation, commodification, and the separation of biological, gestational, and social motherhood. The conversation also covered surrogate health risks, potential long-term impacts on children conceived through IVF, and the complex legal challenges related to contracts, autonomy, and representation.
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The False “Source of Life”: Nazi Surrogacy and Eugenics
Lebensborn is a German word meaning “the source of life.” Understood literally, it sounds wonderful. Given its origins in the German Third Reich, however, its meaning is somewhat more ambiguous. Like in all totalitarian systems, name and content are often very different. In the Soviet Union, ... The post The False “Source of Life”: Nazi Surrogacy and Eugenics appeared first on The Human Life Review .
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Alysa Liu’s Surrogacy Story Ended in Gold — But Most Don’t Get That Lucky
For figure skater Alysa Liu, the Milan Olympics meant something special: her return to the world’s greatest stage after her retirement four years ago at the age of 16. And return Liu did, winning two gold medals and breaking the United States’ drought in women’s figure skating. But why did she retire in the first place? Alysa Liu’s father, Arthur ... Read More The post Alysa Liu’s Surrogacy Story Ended in Gold — But Most Don’t Get That Lucky appeared first on Students for Life of America .
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Why Protestants Need a Theology of the Body
Andersen and Katelyn Walls Shelton argue that Protestant Christians need a more developed theology of the body for questions involving IVF, surrogacy and fertility. They connect reproductive ethics to a pro-life understanding of embodiment, marriage and the creation of human life.
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Chinese Billionaires Create American Mega-Families through Unregulated IVF and Surrogacy
What comes to mind when you hear the words IVF and surrogacy? For many, these terms bring to mind images of couples who have longed for children and turned to assisted reproductive technology (ART) for assistance. These technologies tend to be presented as compassionate solutions, in order to fulfill a desire that is profoundly human. Source
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Rethinking Surrogacy: Philosophical, Psychological, & Biomedical Insights Conference
The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network is hosting an online conference titled 'Rethinking Surrogacy: Philosophical, Psychological, & Biomedical Insights' on February 28, 2026. The event will feature five key presentations exploring the bonds between mother and fetus, intrauterine memory, experiences of women involved, and biomedical consequences for surrogate mothers, egg donors, and newborns.
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Meghan Trainor, Celebrity Surrogacy, and the Ethics of Outsourcing Parenthood
Meghan Trainor recently announced the birth of her newest child through surrogacy, a practice increasingly normalized by wealthy and influential figures. The Center for Bioethics & Culture highlights concerns about the ethical implications of surrogacy, emphasizing the child's perspective and the separation of biological and gestational parentage inherent in the process.
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From Washington, D.C. to the front lines of reproductive policy, the truth is coming into focus.
Following recent conversations on Capitol Hill about the growing harms of the fertility industry, Representatives today issued a press release expressing support for the SAFE KIDS Act—legislation previously introduced by Sen. Rick Scott to protect children from exploitation within the commercial fertility and surrogacy industry, including abuses tied to foreign adversaries. This moment underscores what the Center for Bioethics […] The post From Washington, D.C. to the front lines of reproductive policy, the truth is coming into focus. appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Networ
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When No-Fault Divorce Turns Children into Commodities
I anticipate that the most controversial part of my forthcoming book, The Desecration of Man, will be my discussion of how modern fertility treatments such as IVF and surrogacy... The post When No-Fault Divorce Turns Children into Commodities appeared first on First Things .
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A Booming Fertility Industry and its Objectification of Children
Two major reports this week have drawn attention to the horrors of the commercial surrogacy industry. On Dec. 13, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an exposé on Chinese videogame billionaire Xu Bo, who has allegedly fathered more than 100 children using the services of paid surrogates. Bo has done this not in one of… The post A Booming Fertility Industry and its Objectification of Children appeared first on Human Life International .
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Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission: Review of Surrogacy Laws
Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry: Review of Surrogacy Laws Response to Discussion Paper (2025) We are deeply disappointed that the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Discussion Paper promotes the removal of so-called “barriers” to surrogacy in Australia, signaling an intention to expand and normalize surrogacy as a large-scale social and economic practice. Rather […] The post Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission: Review of Surrogacy Laws appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .
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A Troubling Step: Western Australia’s New Surrogacy Bill and What It Means
Back in July 2025, the CBC submitted a response to the initial national consultation on surrogacy reform through the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) inquiry. In that submission, we warned that weakening safeguards would expose women and children to ethical, social, and human-rights harms. This week, Western Australia passed its new surrogacy bill — and […] The post A Troubling Step: Western Australia’s New Surrogacy Bill and What It Means appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .
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Experts convene at European Parliament to address harms of surrogacy, following EU resolution condemning practice
International momentum against surrogacy grows, as European Parliament and UN condemn practice Experts today in European Parliament, including UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Reem Alsalem and ADF International’s Carmen Correas, highlighted harms of surrogacy for women and children Brussels (19 November 2025) – Today, experts convened at the European Parliament to […] The post Experts convene at European Parliament to address harms of surrogacy, following EU resolution condemning practice appeared first on Alliance Defending Freedom .
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European Parliament Remarks on The Invisible Victims Women & Children: The True Exploited in the Reproductive Market
Remarks by Jennifer Lahl to be presented on November 19th before the European Parliament This has always been a debate between those who call for Regulation vs. those who call for Abolishment Most people see the inherent risk of abuse in surrogacy arrangements, especially compensation surrogacy arrangements and think the way forward is through regulation […] The post European Parliament Remarks on The Invisible Victims Women & Children: The True Exploited in the Reproductive Market appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .
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The Moral Truth About IVF and Surrogacy
Earlier this summer, authorities raided a mansion in Arcadia, California. There they found 21 children, almost all of whom were born through surrogacy. Police say the case began in May, when a two-month-old infant was hospitalized with severe head injuries. A subsequent search of the couple’s home uncovered 15 children, with six more found in… The post The Moral Truth About IVF and Surrogacy appeared first on Human Life International .
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The Surrogacy Exploitation Crisis
“It’s horrific, it’s disturbing, it’s damaging emotionally,” said Kayla Elliot, a young woman now fighting for custody of the baby she carried as a surrogate. What she believed was an act of generosity... The post The Surrogacy Exploitation Crisis appeared first on First Things .
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UN Expert Calls to Globally Prohibit Surrogacy in Landmark Report
Ahead of her report presentation to the UN General Assembly, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Reem Alsalem, condemns surrogacy at high-level UN event, stating the practice commodifies women and children. ADF International co-presents at event hosted by Italian government; applauds the call to prohibit the practice globally. NEW YORK CITY (8 October 2025) – Today, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Reem Alsalem, formally spoke out against […] The post UN Expert Calls to Globally Prohibit Surrogacy in Landmark Report appeared firs
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New UN Report Exposes the Dark Side of Surrogacy Industry
The surrogacy industry is projected to explode from $14.95 billion in 2023 to nearly $100 billion by 2033—but at what cost to women and children? On this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet unpacks a groundbreaking United Nations report by Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem, which condemns and exposes the surrogacy industry. The report exposes how commercial and… The post New UN Report Exposes the Dark Side of Surrogacy Industry appeared first on Human Life International .
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