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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Aiza Moraña

Xu Bo's 100-Plus Child Surrogacy Report Raises Questions Over US Protections for Women Who Carry Pregnancies

A surrogate carrying a baby for Chinese billionaire Xu Bo says she did not initially know his identity, as a wider investigation examines gaps in US surrogacy protections (Credit: Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash)

A US surrogate says she only discovered from a television report that the intended father of the baby she is carrying is Xu Bo, a Chinese billionaire reported to have more than 100 children through American surrogacy arrangements, intensifying scrutiny of how well US law protects women who carry pregnancies for others.

The disclosure has raised questions over US protections for women when intended parents use multiple surrogates at the same time.

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