Surrogate mother discovers baby’s father is billionaire with 300 US-born children
A surrogate mother discovered that the intended father of the child she was carrying is a Chinese billionaire linked to hundreds of other surrogacy arrangements. The case has sparked a debate regarding the transparency and ethics of the US surrogacy industry.
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The story highlights the lack of regulation and transparency in the international surrogacy market, raising questions about the rights of surrogates and the welfare of children.
The American surrogate industry is currently in a roundabout, with its activities unravelling one by one. One surrogate in the country tried five times to meet the intended father of the baby she was carrying, only to learn that he was Chinese billionaire and video game executive Xu Bo, who has been reported to have more than 100 children through US surrogacy arrangements, as per an IBT report.The woman, referred to as 'Judy' to protect her identity, was 12 weeks pregnant when CBS News informed her that documents identified Xu as the intended father. She had been told she was carrying a child for a single father who wanted a 'big family'. 'It leaves me wondering: do I even have a right to know?'
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