Fertility Inc.: One Dad, One Hundred Babies
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Wealthy foreigners exploit unregulated US surrogacy markets
“It's possible because there's a network of companies that are designed to cater to the whims of the very rich that are operating in a space nearly wholly devoid of regulation.”
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Some clients order hundreds of children simultaneously
“Another surrogacy agency owner said that he had helped fill an order for over 100 children born through surrogacy.”
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Federal laws for surrogacy do not exist
“Despite the fact that surrogacy is a multi-billion dollar industry, there are no federal laws regulating it.”
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Elon Musk inspires ultra-wealthy pro-natalist goals
“Elon Musk has 14 kids. I think it's a dramatic inspiration for Chinese businessman.”
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Nannies frequently replace parents during hospital discharges
“We've spoken with a few surrogates who've said that the children they carried and gave birth to were ultimately picked up at the hospital, not by the parents, but by nannies”