Courts
Supreme Court declines to intervene in dispute over surrogate who refused to abort babyThe Supreme Court declined to intervene Tuesday in a heated custody battle between a baby’s biological parents and a surrogate that sparked national debate over abortion and surrogacy. Read More
Culture
‘The child pays’: Website markets American surrogate mothers to Chinese clientsA website now lets Chinese clients search through profiles of American women willing to carry pregnancies for them in what critics call womb rental where the children end up suffering. Read More
Courts
Surrogate mother who refused to abort baby after treatable heart condition diagnosis gives birthMcKenna West, the Alaska surrogate who refused a California couple’s demand that she abort their unborn son, gave birth to the baby, called Gabriel, in Texas on Wednesday, amid a multi-state… Read More
Courts
Same-sex Canadian couple sues surrogate mother who refused to have an abortionA same-sex Canadian couple is suing the surrogate mother who carried their son after she refused their request to abort the preborn baby over signs of a cleft lip… Read More
Government
State Department discovers more than 600 birth tourism schemesThe State Department has uncovered more than 600 “illegal birth tourism schemes” as part of its work to defend “the integrity of U.S. citizenship.” “A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right,”… Read More
Culture
Chinese couple renting American women’s wombs exposes dark side of surrogacy industry(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A surrogacy scandal involving a Chinese couple under investigation for alleged child abuse is drawing attention to lax regulations allowing anyone — including foreign… Read More
Culture
Forced abortion is part of dark world of surrogacy(The Daily Signal) – Brittney Pearson was a mother of four and 24 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer—a tragic enough situation. To make a bad situation… Read More