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From Our Own Correspondent: Thai surrogate mothers

As the Thai government bans commercial surrogacy for foreigners, Jonathan Head meets some women who got pregnant for others, including one who now wants to keep the baby.

The Thai government has banned commercial surrogacy for foreigners as babies had become commodities. Jonathan Head meets some Thai women who had babies for others, and finds they would do it again despite the heartache of handing over the newborn, as it is a way of earning a lot of money relatively easily.
But another surrogate, who has yet to give birth, now wants to keep the baby when it is born, and is having to hide from the agents who brokered the deal with the Chinese biological parents.

Photo of surrogate wearing a balaclava to protect her identity at a press conference by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

10 minutes

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Thu 26 Feb 2015 16:20GMT

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  • Thu 26 Feb 2015 16:20GMT