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China’s underground surrogacy: Clash of wealth, ethics and tradition

Posted on November 22, 2024April 24, 2025Author Surrogacy360Categories ArticlesTags China, surrogacy regulations

ThinkChina | November 22, 2024

Some Chinese intended parents travel to the US to have children via surrogacy because it operates in a legal gray area there. Others navigate the underground surrogacy industry in China, in which over a thousand “birth consultants” offer surrogacy services through illicit links to local hospitals.

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