Siddharth Srivastava | Asia Times | 1 March 2007
NEW DELHI – Surrogate mothers being outsourced to India add one more chapter to the saga of cheaper “jobs” being transferred to low-cost economies such as India. For now, “hiring” a womb appears to be a win-win situation, both from the cost and quality of medical service.
California-based Thomas and Karen, in their 30s and originally from South Korea, were married two years ago, but due to medical complications were forced to look for a surrogate mother. Research on the Internet led them to Anand in Gujarat, which has become known for such in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures.
Pictures of their son, Brady, looking very much like his genetic parents, were splashed across television screens this week.