The Wall Street Journal's Linda Blake's video documents the rising trend for commercial surrogacy in India. India's low cost surrogacy packages and minimum legal hassle makes surrogacy often easier than adoption, especially for gay couples.
Surrogates in India sign over all their rights to the baby and receive $6,000, making the arrangement ripe for exploitation.
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