Wombs for Rent, Cheap
Henry Chu | Los Angeles Times | 19 April 2006 ANAND, India — As temp jobs go, Saroj Mehli has landed what she feels is a pretty sweet deal. It’s a nine-month gig, no special skills needed, and the only… Continue reading
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The very profitable business of creating babies
Michael Cook | MercatorNet | Friday, 7 April 2006 More than a million babies have been born around the world through in vitro fertilisation. Nearly four per cent of all births in Denmark are IVF babies, more than one per cent in… Continue reading
Childless couples look to India for surrogate mothers
Anuj Chopra | The Christian Science Monitor | 3 April 2006 ANAND, INDIA — Eight months pregnant, Reshma is like any other expecting mother, except that the child she’s carrying isn’t her own. When Reshma gives birth next month in… Continue reading
British couples desperate for children travel to India in search of surrogates
Randeep Ramesh | The Guardian | 20 March 2006 Ethics under scrutiny as would-be parents are enticed by lower costs and relaxed laws. Daksha, a shy Gujarati woman in her early 30s, wants a child – but not for herself.… Continue reading
Wombs for rent in a hamlet of hope
Mata Press Service | Asian Pacific Post | 9 March 2006 Smita Pandya, is expecting her third child. Unlike the other two, she is being paid to carry this one. “Why not, if it helps me give my own children… Continue reading
Women’s Right to Health
A dossier which illustrates the overall status of women’s health, locating it essentially within a larger social and economic context in India for University Grants Commission (UGC) to be introduced in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate curriculum on Human Rights through… Continue reading